Jun 12, 2021

Police report arrest of child sex crime suspect in Manhattan

Posted Jun 12, 2021 3:00 PM
Smith photo Johnson County
Smith photo Johnson County

RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged child sex crime and have made an arrest.

The Riley County Police Department reported on Saturday that just before 3:30p.m. June 3, the Johnson County Sheriff's Department arrested 22-year-old Matthew Daniel Smith of Overland Park while he was in Manhattan for an alleged sex crime.

Deputies booked Smith on a $100,000 bond into jail in Johnson County on requested charges of rape of a victim under the age of 14, according to the report.   He is no longer in custody. Authorities released no additional details Saturday.