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Crime & Courts October 25, 2021 - 11:14 am

Kansas senator makes plea deal in DUI case after driving wrong direction on I-70

by Tim Carpenter and Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Sen. Gene Suellentrop entered a no contest plea to two misdemeanor charges Monday that stemmed from an incident in March in which he drove for miles in the wrong direction on Interstate 70 before stopped by law enforcement officers.

Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
State Government April 9, 2021 - 7:11 pm

Kansas Senate Republicans strip majority leader of title in closed-door meeting

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Senate Republicans ousted Gene Suellentrop from his majority leader title in a secret meeting Friday after he refused to resign over his late-night drunken escapade through Topeka.

Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
State Government April 8, 2021 - 11:56 am

Kansas Senate majority leader had 0.17 blood alcohol level in wrong-way pursuit

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop allegedly reeked of alcohol, struggled to speak or walk, and threatened the Kansas Highway Patrol officer who stopped him in the early hours of March 16 for driving the wrong way on Interstate 70 in Topeka.

Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
State Government March 26, 2021 - 7:07 pm

Kansas Senate majority leader drove 90 mph in wrong direction while drunk, charges allege

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop was charged Friday with drunk driving and felony fleeing from police while traveling 90 MPH in the wrong direction on Interstate 70 in Topeka.

State News March 16, 2021 - 8:54 am

Kansas Senate majority leader released from jail after judge faults arrest report

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Originally published by the Kansas Reflector, March 16, 2021; story updated 11:18 a.m. TOPEKA — […]

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