Army Pvt. Joel A. Dominquez, 20, second from left, Joseph G. Novak, 59, Pvt. Jacob B. Kilgore, 20, Pvt. 1st Class Spencer T. Basoco, 20, and Pvt. James W. Sweene, 21, enter a makeshift courthouse Wednesday in Mullinville. Four Fort Riley soldiers and a McPherson reserve police officer were charged Wednesday with felony burglary and misdemeanor theft charges after they allegedly looted from a store in Greensburg in the days after a deadly tornado struck.

MULLINVILLE ? Four Fort Riley soldiers and a McPherson reserve police officer were charged Wednesday with felony burglary and misdemeanor theft charges after they allegedly looted cigarettes and alcohol from a store in Greensburg in the days after a deadly tornado struck.

The men made their first court appearances Wednesday, along with two others accused of looting and two teens accused of sneaking into the city.

The hearing for all nine was held in a makeshift courtroom relocated here after the tornado tore off part of the roof of the historic Greensburg courthouse. Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Kay McFarland moved the Kiowa County District Court operations to Mullinville from the county seat of Greensburg because of tornado damage.

The seven people accused of looting found little sympathy from District Judge Daniel Love. The soldiers were released to the provost marshal without bond, at the request of Fort Riley. For the three others accused of looting, bond was set at $75,000.

The Fort Riley soldiers are Pvt. James W. Sweene, 21, of Cascade, Neb.; Pvt. Jacob B. Kilgore, 20, of Donaldsonville, Ga.; Pfc. Spencer T. Basoco, 20, of Parsons; Pvt. Joel A. Dominguez, 20, of League City, Texas. They, along with reserve officer Joseph G. Novak, 59, are accused of stealing from a Dillons grocery store on Saturday, the day after the tornado hit Greensburg.

“I have considered the fact that there are circumstances that are extreme. We are dealing with a disaster of epic proportions,” Love said, noting that they should have been protecting the public.

Also charged were David Sheley, 20, and James K. Carlisle, 22, both from Pratt, for allegedly impersonating Red Cross volunteers to enter the city. The two face a felony charge of burglary, a misdemeanor charge of theft of property, and a charge of false impersonation or false membership claim. They are accused of stealing from the Dillons store on Sunday. Authorities have not said what they allegedly took.

Kiowa County Attorney Candace Lattin asked the judge to set a high bond, noting that there was a big concern about protecting the public from defendants who allegedly “burglarized and stole from people who have everything taken away from them.”

Carlisle told the judge he really is a volunteer with the Red Cross but just failed to check in that day.

None of the others spoke during the hearing, and they did not yet have attorneys. For most, the judge said he would appoint public defenders.

Adan Gonzalez-Mata, 17, and Alejandro Vergana, 18, were charged with obstructing the legal process or official duty and criminal trespass, both misdemeanors.

Authorities say the two teenagers, along with four other people who have been handed over to federal authorities on immigration charges, were found Monday in Greensburg after allegedly coming into town a back way and refusing to obey police orders.

The judge set the teens’ bond at $10,000.

The four soldiers, who told authorities they had come to Greensburg on their own to help with the cleanup and recovery, are with the 601st Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Riley.

Alison Kohler, spokeswoman for the post, said the military had not yet decided whether to charge the soldiers under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

The district court will be in Mullinville until the Kiowa County Courthouse in Greensburg is “sufficiently repaired and suitable for the return of court business,” McFarland wrote in her order moving the operations. The courthouse survived the tornado, which destroyed more than 90 percent of the south-central Kansas town, but the building was damaged and the entire city was still without electricity or water on Wednesday.

Ron Keefover, a spokesman for the state judicial branch, said court officials salvaged court equipment and moved court records and supplies to Mullinville on Monday and Tuesday. McFarland said students from Greensburg High School, staff at Haviland State Bank, electricians, carpenters and others helped with the move.