By KEN CARPENTER
Great Bend Post
The Great Bend Police Department has identified 59-year-old Teresa Dutton as the victim in a homicide in Great Bend last Friday morning. She was found around 7 a.m. when the Great Bend Fire and Police Departments responded to a fire at a residence in the 2800 block of 29th Street.
Dutton was pronounced dead at the scene after life-saving measures were performed. Arson was determined to be the cause of the fire. Investigators also determined that Dutton’s death was the result of foul play.
The suspect in the case, Lyndsay George, was arrested later on Friday on 19th Street near Park Elementary School. Police say she was taken into custody after an altercation with police officers. George was taken to the Barton County Detention Center where she was booked on a number of charges including murder in the first degree.
Items of evidence were located and seized after authorities obtained a search warrant in the 2800 block of 29th Street and also at the Traveler’s Budget Inn at 4200 10th Street.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Great Bend Police Department or Crime Stoppers.