A Colony man with an extensive criminal history, will face charges of methamphetamine possession, theft of property and being a felon in possession of a weapon, in connection with two burglaries of the Crest High School building last week.
A statement from Colony City Marshall, Angela Gardner says school surveillance cameras recorded 34-year-old Joshua Lohff entering the combined Crest Elementary and High School facility at Colony around 4:30 the morning of October 20th and October 22nd. He was identified on the footage by several people who knew him. Anderson County Sheriff’s officers arrested him, October 22nd, at his home without incident. Court records show Lohff pled no contest to misdemeanor marijuana charges in April 2023 and pled no contest to a subsequent parole violation before being released from parole in April 2024. He received a diversion in a June 2020 case alleging he had installed a camcorder and recording equipment without consent. He was charged with possession of opiates in Labette County in November 2020.
Lohff is presently being held at the Anderson County Jail pending a $125,000 bond for aggravated burglary, theft and possession of illegal drugs and is subject to a no bond warrant from Labette County. Gardner says all but two of the items taken from the school had been recovered.
