Former Weston cop charged with drug theft

Citizen Staff

While former Weston police officer Kyle Zumbrunn is currently incarcerated in the Lansing (Kan.) Correctional Facility on a 16-month sentence, he could face further jail time after the Platte County Prosecutor’s Office filed separate theft charges against him March 9.

Zumbrunn, 27, was charged with stealing controlled substances from the evidence locker at the Weston Police Department last year. Zumbrunn already pled guilty to selling the drugs to an undercover Kansas Bureau of Investigation officer in the fall of 2009.

Zahnd said his office charged Zumbrunn after an extensive investigation by the Platte County Sheriff’s Department which included a review of evidence handling procedures by the Weston Police Department. While the entire investigation is currently a closed record due to the pending charges against Zumbrunn, Zahnd said he hoped the court would permit the release of some documents so the Sheriff’s Department could report its findings to Weston City officials. No court date has been set, but it could be some time as it often takes longer to bring incarcerated defendants across state lines.

Sheriff Richard Anderson said his department planned to file a motion with the court requesting the release of some of the investigative documents.

According to court documents, on Sept. 22, 2009, the Kansas Bureau of Investigations contacted the Weston Police Department regarding their arrest of Zumbrunn for selling pills. An inventory of the evidence room at the Weston Police Department revealed 28 Morphine pills, 45 Oxycodone pills and 37 Morphine Sulfate pills were missing.

Zumbrunn was allegedly working on duty as a police officer for the City of Weston when he took the pills. According to the probable cause statement, he admitted to taking the pills to sell for extra money.

Zumbrunn pled guilty in Atchison County, Kan. to selling a controlled substance. He was sentenced to 16 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections. If convicted on the Platte County charge, Zumbrunn faces up to seven years in prison.

Former Weston cop charged with drug theft

Citizen Staff

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