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Suspect's pit bulls ran loose

Even though Jonell Lloyd was a fugitive for nine months, that didn't stop him from keeping pit bulls that terrorized his Wichita neighbors.

Because of his dogs, officers knocked on the door where he lived -- less than two days before authorities allege he killed 17-month-old Chavira Brown and hid her body in the attic.

It's not clear whether Lloyd was in the house when officers knocked. No one came to the door early that morning.

For several months, Lloyd lived with his girlfriend in the house she rented at 1556 N. Green, and his pit bulls kept getting loose, neighbors say.

The state's Fair Campaign Practices Statement is long on idealism but way short on execution.

That became obvious this week in the follow-up on a campaign news release from Dick Kelsey, R-Goddard, a state representative seeking a Senate seat.

In the release, Kelsey proudly proclaimed that he had signed the state's fair-campaign pledge, which calls on candidates to renounce lies, last-minute attack ads, false charges or appeals to bigotry.

"The statement, which is voluntary on the part of candidates, was prepared by the Ethics Commission as a result of a provision in a campaign reform bill that Kelsey helped pass last legislative session," the release said.

That drew an "I don't know what they're talking about" from Carol Williams, executive director of the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission, the agency that watchdogs political practices across the state.