Ellis County Attorney
On Aug. 8, the Ellis County Attorney Robert A. Anderson Jr. filed a petition to convene a grand jury in the Ellis County District Court.
Chief District Court Judge Glenn R. Braun granted the petition and signed an order to convene grand jury on Aug. 9.
A grand jury, consisting of 15 members, was convened on Tuesday. The Ellis County Attorney presented two investigations for their review. The grand jury, having a concurrence of at least 12 of the 15 members, returned a “true bill”/indictment against three individuals as follows:
In State of Kansas vs. Keith Allen Ostrom, the grand jury returned an indictment charging Ostrom with count one: voluntary manslaughter; count two: criminal discharge of a firearm; count three: possession of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol and count four: endangerment.
Count one alleges that on June 25 in Ellis County, Keith Allen Ostrom unlawfully, feloniously and knowingly kill Larry Dean Braun, upon an unreasonable but honest belief that circumstances existed that justified the use of deadly force in defense of himself.
Keith Ostrom is presently on bond.
These charges are merely allegations at this time. Keith Ostrom enjoys the presumption of innocence unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt at trial by the State of Kansas.
In a separate case, State of Kansas vs. Ahmed Bandiou Keita, Ellis County, the grand jury returned an indictment charging Keita with one count: murder in the first degree – felony murder.
The sole charge alleges that on May 14, 2015, in Ellis County Ahmed Bandiou Keita unlawfully and feloniously killed an infant, Marie Claire Keita while abusing the child.
There is an active arrest warrant for Ahmed Keita. His specific whereabouts are unknown at this time.
This charge is merely an allegation at this time. Ahmed Keita enjoys the presumption of innocence unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt at trial by the State of Kansas.
In yet a separate case, in State of Kansas vs. Kassie Lynn Day, the grand jury returned an indictment charging Day with one count murder in the first degree – felony murder.
The sole charge alleges that on May 14, 2015, in Ellis County, Kassie Lynn Day unlawfully and feloniously killed Marie Claire Keita in the commission child abuse.
Day was arrested and taken into custody on Aug. 24, 2023. She is being held in the Ellis County Jail on a $500,000 cash or commercial surety bond.
This charge is merely an allegation at this time. Kassie Day enjoys the presumption of innocence unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt at trial by the State of Kansas.