Lawsuits

A jury in a federal court delivered unanimous agreements on September 19 for the cases of two plaintiffs, Jana Kizzar and Colleen Stuart, who sued the City of Topeka and former TPD Police Chief Bryan Wheeles in early 2023.

Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Presiding Judge Shannon Page issued an administrative order barring the suspect from being assigned to indigent defense cases following the revelations.

William Bryan, 70, was visiting Florida with his wife when he began experiencing severe abdominal pain and was quickly hospitalized and diagnosed with a spleen abnormality.