Shooting suspect remains at large

Authorities are still searching for one suspect in connection with the shooting death of 21-year-old Quincy Sanders early Friday at a southern Lawrence duplex.

Corey Terrell Robinson, 22, should be considered armed and dangerous, police said.

“He frequents Kansas City as well as Topeka,” police spokesman Lt. David Cobb said Monday.

Another suspect, Tremain V. Scott, 21, Topeka, appeared Monday in court, where he was charged with second-degree murder. Judge Pro Tem Peggy Kittel set his bond at $500,000 and his next court date for Thursday.

Another man charged in connection with the shooting, Randy Owens, 27, Topeka, was released from jail over the weekend on $7,000 bond. He’s charged with aiding a felon, obstruction of justice and fleeing a law enforcement officer.

Stabbing case: Judge sets hearings for suspects in attack

The five people charged in connection with the robbery, beating and stabbing of a Mayetta man last week at a Lawrence motel appeared Monday in court.

So did about 20 members of the victim’s family, who glared at the suspects as a sheriff’s deputy led them from the courtroom.

The five have been accused of robbing and attacking 21-year-old Josh Greemore on March 10 at the Jayhawk Motel, 1004 N. Third St. A newspaper carrier found him unconscious, bound and left for dead about 6:40 a.m. at Riverfront Park and sought help.

Douglas County District Judge Jack Murphy scheduled April 18 preliminary hearings for the defendants.

They are Leslie Thomas Howe, 22, James A. Keezer, 20, Scott L. Staggs, 33, and Sara M. Bruce, 19, all of Emporia, and Jeremy S. Harris, 24, Oklahoma.

Keezer, Staggs, and Harris are charged with attempted first-degree murder. All face charges of aggravated robbery, aggravated kidnapping and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery.

Health department: Skunk found in Lawrence tests positive for rabies

A skunk found recently in East Lawrence tested positive for rabies, the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department said Monday.

Health officials urged city and county residents to check the rabies vaccination status of their pets and livestock.

The skunk was tested for rabies at the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Manhattan.

Rabies is caused by a virus that affects the nerve tissue of infected animals. The virus is transmitted in the saliva of a rabid animal.