KBI Arrests Two Following Child Abuse Investigation

Kansas Bureau of Investigation

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a Cheyenne County emergency dispatcher following an investigation into the physical abuse of children.

​On September 4, 2025, the Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office requested KBI assistance after receiving a report of child abuse. ​At the time of the alleged abuse, the mother of the children, Jamie Keeney, 49, of St. Francis, was employed as a dispatcher for Cheyenne County.

While the investigation took place, the children were placed in protective custody.

On April 28, 2026, Keeney and her son, Maxim Quimby, 20, of Goodland, were arrested for child abuse.

​​KBI agents executed two arrest warrants. Keeney was arrested, at approximately 4:30 p.m. in St. Francis, for two counts of abuse of a child and two counts of aggravated endangering a child. She was booked into the Rawlins County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center.

​Quimby was arrested, at approximately 3:30 p.m. (MST) in Goodland, for two counts of abuse of a child and two counts of aggravated endangering a child. He was booked into the Sherman County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center.

​​All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The investigation is ongoing.

Below are the booking photos from the KBI for Quimby (Left) and Keeney (Right).