Kansas mayor arrested, charged with felony stalking, records show
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- Rose Hill Mayor Gary Weaver faces a felony stalking charge after court filing.
- Weaver is accused of violating a protection order between April 18 and May 16.
- A city official says the charge is unrelated to Weaver's mayoral duties.
Rose Hill Mayor Gary Weaver has been arrested and charged with felony stalking.
Weaver made his first appearance in court Monday and was charged with one count of felony stalking after being served with a protection order prohibiting contact, a criminal complaint filed Monday shows.
The complaint said that sometime between April 18 and May 16, Weaver violated the protection order against the woman who placed it.
City administrator Warren Porter said Weaver’s arrest is not connected to any city matters.
“His charges do not relate to anything associated with his position as mayor or with the city,” Porter said over the phone. “It’s an unfortunate situation with these kind of very tragic results for families and people. He hasn’t been to a lot of meetings lately because of certain issues I think he felt he was facing.”
Rose Hill City Council President Jeanine Schantz will run meetings and assume some responsibilities in Weaver’s absence, Porter said.
Weaver became mayor after William Huckaby died in office in December 2020. Weaver was elected mayor in November 2021.
Weaver’s preliminary hearing is scheduled for June 30. He remained at the Butler County Jail on a $3,000 bond at midday Wednesday, jail records show.
Rose Hill is a city of 4,332 southeast of Wichita in Butler County.
This story was originally published May 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM.