Jury finds man not guilty on all 3 counts in teen drug death case
Updated at 4:24 p.m. Thursday, July 10, 2025 A 37-year-old defendant sobbed as three successive “not guilty” verdicts were read Thursday in Douglas County District Court, acquitting him in a Lawrence teenager's 2021 fentanyl overdose death. Benjamin Mims wiped away tears and hugged his ...
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Jury finds man not guilty on all 3 counts in teen drug death case
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