Investigation into “slew” of complaints against Neosho County Attorney

NEOSHO COUNTY, Kan. – Authorities are investigating allegations against Neosho County Attorney Linus Thuston.

According to Neosho County, Kansas Sheriff Greg Taylor, his office is looking into a “slew” of complaints against Thuston. The Sheriff confirms with KOAM that the Kansas Bureau of Investigations is investigating six possible criminal charges.

The Sheriff says he would like to talk more about the investigation, but because it’s ongoing, he said he couldn’t. He did comment saying there is some misinformation going around about Thuston.

KOAM has reached out to Kansas Attorney General John Milburn and Kansas Bureau of Investigations for more details.

Milburn responded this afternoon,

“Pursuant to K.S.A. 19-711, the Office of the Attorney General, and specifically Deputy Attorney General Steven Karrer, have been appointed as special prosecutor by 11th Judicial District Chief Judge Lori Fleming to review certain matters in Neosho County related to your inquiry. The investigation is ongoing and no prosecutorial decisions have been made. We have no further comment at this time.”

John

John P. Milburn
Public Information Officer
Office of Attorney General Derek Schmidt

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