The next court date is set for an Olathe man accused of using his three-year-old as a human shield against deputies. Johnson County deputies accidentally Tasered the child.

Jason Troxel will be back in court March 9. He's charged with child endangerment and other related charges.
    
Prosecutors say deputies were trying to serve a protection order and remove the child from Troxel's custody, when he fled.  The child was treated for minor injuries.

The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a scam that happened in Gardner.  

The Johnson County Sheriff's Facebook page explains that a person called a Gardner couple and said he was a civil processor with the sheriff's office.  The caller told the couple that they needed to send $1,800 to a website by 5 p.m. or they would be arrested.

"The Sheriff's Office does not take money in this fashion for civil issues," they said in their Facebook posting.

The Johnson County Jail is trying to reduce its jail population without putting dangerous people back out on the street. Two  federal grants will fund a program to provide treatment to the mentally ill who would benefit from treatment more than from jail time. To learn more about the program go to fox4kc.com.