May 31, 2025

KBI: Driver jailed after hit-and-run in southwest Kansas

Posted May 31, 2025 10:00 AM

FINNEY COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating an incident that occurred Friday afternoon at the Finney County Law Enforcement Center in Garden City.

Preliminary information indicates at around 2:40 p.m., a Garden City man, later identified as 25-year-old Isidro Marino, drove his 2020 Toyota RAV4 off the roadway and struck a 25-year-old woman who was walking in the parking lot of the Law Enforcement Center at 304 N. 9th St.

Marino began to flee the scene when a deputy from the Finney County Sheriff’s Office ran after his vehicle. Marino started to reverse, driving toward the pursuing deputy. The deputy then fired two rounds in the direction of the suspect, however, neither round struck Marino. He fled the area, still driving the SUV.

A short time later, officers from the Garden City Police Department located Marino’s vehicle and a short pursuit ensued before Marino pulled over in the 1200 block of N. 8th Street. As officers attempted to take Marino into custody, he kicked one of the officers.

Marino was booked into the Finney County Jail on requested charges of attempted first-degree murder, fleeing and eluding, and battery of a law enforcement officer. 

The woman who was hit by Marino’s SUV was treated for her injuries and released from the hospital.