March 28, 2024

Police

Kirby Jay Konkler, 52, 303 W. Adams St. Apt 43, was charged on a Union County warrant for first-degree harassment 4:56 a.m. Saturday at Super 8, 804 W. Taylor St.

According to a Creston Police report, on March 12, officers were dispatched to Union County Law Enforcement Center to speak with employees of Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood St. Upon arrival, officers spoke with an employee who said she was speaking with Konkler. Konkler got upset because he would not be able to get more medicine, threatened to come to the courthouse and kill people and said he was going to blow up Crossroads.

Konkler was released on $2,000 bond.