ACFD Battle Monday Night Fire

Arkansas City Police Department officers were dispatched to the 800 block of S. 6th Street at 5:49 p.m. on November 1st, 2022, to report a possible burglary in progress. Officers responded to the home and found it secure from the outside. Officers guarded the house’s perimeter while arrangements were made to contact the property owner. The owner arrived and gave access to the home, at which time officers began a search. Samuel Corza-Carrera, age 29, of Arkansas City, was in the home and taken into custody. Corza-Carrera was found to have an active warrant for his arrest through Cowley County District Court for possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. The bond amount listed on the warrant totaled $10,000. Corza-Carrera was transported to the Cowley County jail with additional charges of burglary, attempted theft, felony obstruct law enforcement officer and abuse of toxic vapors. The total bond, including the warrant, is $21,000.