The operation was conducted with four teams comprised of personnel from the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, Osawatomie Police Department, Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Kansas Department of Corrections, United States Marshals Service, Cass County Sheriffs Office, and the Kansas 6th Judicial District Community Corrections.
Teams were assigned multiple offenders and conducted compliance checks at their residences and places of employment to verify adherence to Kansas statutes regulating their convictions.
Operation Results:
28 sex offender compliance checks
10 drug offender compliance checks
8 violent offender compliance checks
4 arrests made
11 cases generated to submit to the County Attorney’s Office
18 electronic devices seized
2 additional cases through Osawatomie Police Department
2 additional cases through Kansas Bureau of Investigation
1 additional case through Kansas Department of Corrections
Arrests Made:
Cassidy Wayne Buckley, 34, Osawatomie, KS
-Possession of Controlled Substance; Unknown Substance (Felony) – K.S.A. 21-5706
-Violate Offender Registration Act; 1st Conviction; Person (5 counts) – K.S.A. 22-4903(a)(c)(1)(A)(i)
John Jon Forney, 59, Osawatomie, KS
-Violate Offender Registration Act; 1st Conviction; Person – K.S.A. 22-4903(a)(c)(1)(A)(i)
Lexington James Laiter, 35, Osawatomie, KS
-Violate Offender Registration Act; 1st Conviction; Person (3 counts) – K.S.A. 22-4903(a)(c)(1)(A)(i)
Jesse James Elkins, 44, Fontana, KS
-Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substances – K.S.A. 21-5706
-Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – K.S.A. 21-5709(b)(2)(E)(iii)
-Violate Offender Registration Act; 1st Conviction; Person (3 counts) – K.S.A. 22-4903(a)(c)(1)(A)(i)
-Pending Parole Violation
This was the first operation of its kind for the Sheriff’s Office, designed to ensure community safety through offender compliance. The coordinated efforts between federal, state, and local agencies play a critical role in helping ensure community safety and offender accountability.
The Sheriff’s Office extends its appreciation to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in setting up this operation, Miami County EMS for providing staff and an ambulance on stand-by in the event of a medical emergency and to all partner agencies for their participation and support.
All subjects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
