Manhattan Man Arrested on Perjury and Offender Registration Act Violations in Riley County
Corneal Arnez Johnson, a 37-year-old man from Manhattan, Kansas, was arrested on November 3, 2026, in the 100 block of Courthouse Plaza. The arrest was made on charges of perjury and violating the Kansas Offender Registration Act. These charges stem from a report that was originally filed in September 2026. Johnson was taken into custody at approximately 11:48 a.m. and has been issued a total bond of $20,000. As of the time of the report, he remains confined in the Riley County Jail. In a separate incident reported on the same day, Randy Paul Molt, 23, of Benedict, Nebraska, was also arrested in the same block of Courthouse Plaza on a Kansas Department of Corrections warrant for parole violation. Molt was issued no bond and remains confined.
