Officer’s daughter gets probation in drug case

The daughter of a former Lawrence Police Department captain has been sentenced to two years of probation for her role in a drug trafficking operation.

Erin Harmon, 25, was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Kan., for having knowledge of money laundering but failing to report it. Also sentenced was co-defendant Lamar Johnson, 31, Olathe, who received 18 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine at 2709 Ponderosa.

Harmon is the daughter of Kevin Harmon, who retired earlier this year as a Lawrence Police captain.

Erin Harmon admitted in a plea that her boyfriend, Darren D. Wilburn, 31, regularly gave her cash to pay for child support, court costs in criminal cases and vehicle rentals.

Wilburn has entered a plea to conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and conspiracy to launder money, but he is seeking to withdraw the plea.

Another co-defendant, Evann A. Hardy, 23, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.