A fourth man, suspected in two recent robberies of local delivery drivers, has been charged in Douglas County District Court with two counts of aggravated robbery.
Billy Kernizant, 22, Lawrence, was booked into the Douglas County Jail Monday afternoon.
The charges stem from the robbery of a 25-year-old Pizza Shuttle delivery driver on Wednesday and a 19-year-old Jimmy John’s delivery driver Sept. 26.
Three other men -- Randall Lewis, of El Dorado, and Royjamian Haulcy and Robert Howard, both of Lawrence, were charged earlier in connection with the robberies.
Comments
hujiko 3 years, 7 months ago
who here remembers The Vinegar Gang?
maxcrabb 3 years, 7 months ago
Sorry hujiko, no luck here.
But hey! Way to go LPD!
cooonrod 3 years, 7 months ago
this is Kansas...HANG EM HIGH! have posted many times... we have stupid pot laws .. Mandatory sentences.. TIME for mandatory sentences for the real criminals. quit filing jails with DUI and pot offenders and make plenty of room for violent weapon using offenders. first offense with weapon mandatory JAIL!! PERIOD!!!
Wichitan 3 years, 7 months ago
Yet another suspect from good old Goddard High School, I am ashamed to have graduated from there. Nice guy, but you know when you make the choice to threaten someones life with a gun, Yes I agree it should be a mandatory jail Sentence.
redfred 3 years, 7 months ago
Cooonrod - DUI is a violent crime. More people have probably been killed by drunk drivers than armed robbers.
been_there 3 years, 7 months ago
If Haulcy had committed this in Texas where he came from, he would get more than the slap on the wrist he will get here.
StrangerCreek 3 years, 7 months ago
So they go to court and get probation right? I mean, how do they expect to stop all this if all they get is probation. That cat that leaned out the window and shot into the crowd at 14th and Ohio got probation. You shoot people and get probation? No wonder Lawrence is getting so bad. It's just stupid!
igby 3 years, 7 months ago
King: The driver got probation, not the shooter.
beerguy 3 years, 7 months ago
I bet they will name a few parks after these "heroes" like the new one their building now in east Lawrence.
slowplay 3 years, 7 months ago
been_there (Anonymous) says… "If Haulcy had committed this in Texas where he came from, he would get more than the slap on the wrist he will get here."
I agree. Considering that Texas leads the nation in executions. There is an upside to that though........fewer Texans.
cassieo6 3 years, 7 months ago
Some people get caught up in the wrong crowd of people and do bad things. I personally know Billy so I do hope he only gets probation for the simple reason that HE HAS NEVER DONE OR BEEN INVOLVED WITH STUFF LIKE THIS BEFORE. I am not ashamed to know him. He did do something wrong by being there but he didnt have the gun in his hand. He didnt kill anyone so i say give him probation...!!!!
p.s. hate on that!
gsxr600 3 years, 7 months ago
So now LJW will allow mention the name "Royjamian" in a comment? In the initial story, my comment was removed for this reason. I'm sure someone will jump in and right my wrong by explaining why I can't simply regurgitate what is clearly public information to begin with.
-Nobody is a minor here. -I didn't mention a last name -Did I mention this is public information to begin with?
Policy this, policy that, blah blah blah
The_Voice_of_Reason 3 years, 7 months ago
Hey Cassieo, being involved in Ag robbery, whether he had the gun or not is still Ag robbery, a first degree felony. Sure he didn't kill anyone but what if they slap him on the wrist and he goes out and does kill someone?? Maybe spending a few years looking over his shoulder while he showers will deter him from being stupid again. Furthermore why don't you think about the guys he was involved with robbing?? Did they deserve to get a gun pointed at them while their just trying to do their jobs and make a living??
P.S. Think what type of punishment you'd want for them if they did what they did to you...
tanaumaga 3 years, 7 months ago
slowplay...well played!
newsreader 3 years, 7 months ago
how much do you think they all got after splitting this $$ 4 ways? Like 40 bucks?
ha... nice...
Eride 3 years, 7 months ago
"The_Voice_of_Reason (Anonymous) says... Hey Cassieo, being involved in Ag robbery, whether he had the gun or not is still Ag robbery, a first degree felony."
I'm not sure where you got that from, aggravated robbery is a level 3 person felony not level 1.
flux 3 years, 7 months ago
This is a serious crime, please treat it that way. BTW ....I like the idea of less Texans
bliddel 3 years, 7 months ago
Excuse me... the story only says these four men were charged. They have not been found guilty by a jury of their peers. Until then, I do wish people would refrain from assuming guilt. It makes it much harder to find an impartial jury.
If they are convicted, then we can discuss how we'd like to dismember them and barbecue the pieces... or whatever.
ralphralph 3 years, 7 months ago
Royjamian sounds like a violation of KU Athletics' trademark.
ralphralph 3 years, 7 months ago
PS - Of course they'll get probation. If you want to rape children and get probation, you do it in Topeka. If you want to shoot at people and get probation, you do it in Lawrence. Sad, but true. Anybody going to stand up to the lily-livered judges doing this? Didn't think so. On it goes ...
The_Voice_of_Reason 3 years, 7 months ago
Hey Eride... It is a first degree felony, unless the officer who told me that when it happened to me one time was wrong...
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