Oct 07, 2025

Police: Kansas woman accused of selling fentanyl

Posted Oct 07, 2025 4:55 PM
Morehead from her arrest in Shawnee County
Morehead from her arrest in Shawnee County

RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement in Riley County are investigating a suspect on new allegations after an investigation and arrest in Shawnee County.

Just after 11a.m. Monday, police arrested Nichole Morehead, 22, of Ogden in the 1000 block of Seth Child Road on a Riley County District Court warrant for probation violation.

This arrest stems from original charges of distribution of fentanyl, unlawful use of a telecommunication facility to distribute fentanyl, and theft. Morehead was issued no bond and remains confined in the Riley County Jail at the time of this report.  She was arrested in Shawnee County on Friday, according to online jail records and later transferred to Riley County.