Investigator for public defense office says Salina police and prosecutor fabricated perjury charge

By: Sherman Smith

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: July 9, 2026

Words: 1,445

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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SALINA — A day before he retired in March 2025, deputy prosecutor Rick James emailed three Salina police officers about “Bunce the Clown.”

Micah Bunce was a former city cop now working for the public defender’s office. A few months earlier, Bunce had testified in support of a woman who was caught with a meth pipe in her bra, saying police had field tests that could have determined whether the pipe contained “Shazzle,” street slang …

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