UPDATE PUBLISHED FEB 28, 2024 A restaurant owner was initially arrested on January 25, 2024 and charged with two counts of Sexual Assault Fourth Degree. Benton Police Department investigated and ended up charging Tim Steppach, age 46, with more crimes. BNPD arranged with Steppach to turn himself in. He was taken into custody Wednesday morning […]
Benton man arrested and charged related to rape complaint involving a juvenile
A Benton man was arrested on Thursday, October 27th and faces charges related to a reported rape involving a juvenile, at Chapel Ridge Apartments. The Benton Police Department received information that indicated probable cause to investigate the situation. Officers then arrested Markise Jones, age 32, of Benton. The charges are Rape, a Class Y Felony; […]
Judge Sentences Former Haskell Police Officer for Sexual Assault on a Minor
Kyle Vaughan, age 33, of Benton was sentenced Thursday morning, January 12, 2017, after having entered a guilty plea to charges relating to sex with and sexual pictures of a minor. Saline County Circuit Judge Grisham Phillips sentenced Vaughan to a total of ten years in prison, with five of those years suspended. Conditions of […]