Multiple people with connections to Topeka or Shawnee County have been charged with federal crimes, acting U.S. Attorney in Kansas Tom Beall said Thursday.
■ James Baray, 30, who is in federal custody; Francisco Javair Gandarilla, 25, who is in state custody; and Chad Kleppin, 44, who is in federal custody, are charged with one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The crime is alleged to have occurred in April and May 2016 in Topeka.