A 32-year-old Lawrence man was charged Monday with aggravated assault and theft stemming from a Saturday afternoon incident.
According to police, Jacob P. Paine allegedly threatened another man with a knife around 2 p.m. in the 700 block of Locust. The alleged incident revolved around an argument about a pair of headphones.
No injuries were reported.
Paine is being held in the Douglas County Jail on a $7,500 bond. The assault charge is a level-7 felony, punishable by up to 34 months in prison.
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cheeseburger 5 months, 1 week ago
'The assault charge is a level-7 felony, punishable by up to 34 months in prison.'
Or probation.
ebyrdstarr 5 months, 1 week ago
The vast majority of people convicted of a severity level 7 felony would be presumptive probation. Only people with at least 2 prior person felonies are expected to be sentenced to prison for a level 7.
WesleyWillis 5 months, 1 week ago
"The alleged incident revolved around an argument about a pair of headphones."
I'ma bettin they was Beats by Dre - junky overpriced hearing killers
beatrice 5 months, 1 week ago
Maybe he was just trying to dislodge a BB.
cheeseburger 5 months, 1 week ago
'The assault charge is a level-7 felony, punishable by up to 34 months in prison.'
Maybe the LJW could save column inches and quit reporting what the maximum sentence is, since that is usually irrelevant. List the minimum, b/c that is what will be handed down in this county by this worthless DA and the liberal judges.
shaunepec 5 months, 1 week ago
I'm sure you're familiar with the grid, but for those who aren't, here's a link to it: http://bit.ly/S4mdw1
Shaun LJW
cheeseburger 5 months, 1 week ago
Thanks for the grid, Shaun. As long as this DA and the liberal judiciary continue to sentence on the low end of the grid, perhaps the minimum sentences could be mentioned, as the maximums are rarely, if ever, in play.
ebyrdstarr 5 months, 1 week ago
The range is solely related to the defendant's criminal history. The defendant fits into a particular box based on the crime severity level and the criminal history score. The court doesn't have (much) discretion to go outside that box.
cheeseburger 5 months, 1 week ago
Would you at least concede that sentences locally seem to favor the minimum rather than the maximum of a particular 'box'?
ebyrdstarr 5 months, 1 week ago
No, they don't.
cheeseburger 5 months, 1 week ago
I'm beginning to think you and Branson have a lot in common!
ebyrdstarr 5 months, 1 week ago
As in we both have accurate understandings of how the Kansas statutes define crimes, how severity levels work, and what sentencing options are available?
cheeseburger 5 months, 1 week ago
No, the general approval and acceptance of the local practice of not seeking meaningful justice for victims, and not seeking significant and commensurate consequences for offenders.
bearded_gnome 5 months, 1 week ago
Cheeseburger expounded: Thanks for the grid, Shaun. As long as this DA and the liberal judiciary continue to sentence on the low end of the grid, perhaps the minimum sentences could be mentioned, as the maximums are rarely, if ever, in play.
---truer words were never spoken!
weak DA. poor judges. put us all at risk. who's really served by this?
cheeseburger 5 months, 1 week ago
'No one is served by this DA'
I respectfully disagree. People who can't obey the law, and career criminals are well-served by this DA, as there is seldom if ever tangible ramifications or consequences of unlawful behavior handed down.
bearded_gnome 5 months, 1 week ago
so in other states, instead of charging this dude with assault, he could have been charged with Menacing, or Brandishing.
I wonder if the argument was really about headphones.
time2kill 5 months, 1 week ago
Littering AND... Littering AND...
bearded_gnome 5 months, 1 week ago
cheeseburger 35 minutes ago
'No one is served by this DA'
I respectfully disagree. People who can't obey the law, and career criminals are well-served by this DA, as there is seldom if ever tangible ramifications or consequences of unlawful behavior handed down.
---you're right, I should have written: no one respectable is served ...
oldbaldguy 5 months, 1 week ago
The court is limited by sentencing guidelines and state statutes for sentencing. Talk to your state representative if you want changes to sentencing guidlines. Be careful what you ask for.
shaunepec 5 months, 1 week ago
For those of you interested in us listing the max and min. sentences, I think that's a good idea we can consider.
Part of the problem is that it's difficult to know what someones criminal history is at these first appearances.
Shaun Ljw
cheeseburger 5 months, 1 week ago
Thanks for being receptive to that idea, Shaun. I think what we'll find is that, consistently, sentences in this county tend toward the lower, or minimal, end of the sentencing spectrum. I agree with oldbaldguy that we need to contact legislators to stiffen sentences, but we also need the local DA and judiciary to stop automatically tending toward minimal sentences.
ebyrdstarr 5 months, 1 week ago
The DA and Judges don't have a choice about where on the min-max spectrum a defendant falls. That is totally and completely a function of the defendant's criminal history. There is a tiny bit of wiggle room within each box but that is a matter of months, like 2-6.
cheeseburger 5 months, 1 week ago
And as long as the lax DA dismisses most of the charges, the POS will never have much of a criminal history!
bearded_gnome 5 months, 1 week ago
Harmon: Thanks for taking credit for my comment! Do I get any kind of payment for this blatent theft of my comment or maybe you can just claim everyone's comments as yours and correct them to fit what you are trying to say:(
---my humble apology, realized too late what I'd written. "who's" is in my post and no one is in yours.
in my mind "who's" was a rhetorical question to say "who in the world ..." etc.
sorry about that.
bearded_gnome 5 months, 1 week ago
Cheeseburger: And as long as the lax DA dismisses most of the charges, the POS will never have much of a criminal history!
---plus this DA has such a bent toward plea bargains in some amazing cases, also seems to dial down offenders' records.
smitty 5 months, 1 week ago
Interesting that Branson ran unopposed for DA.
bearded_gnome 5 months, 1 week ago
yes Smitty, and the judges keep on being voted back in.
Termcd4 5 months, 1 week ago
Every case is different. I can say this ....I was beaten severely by my then boyfriend. Regardless of his criminal history, which is long, he was only given 11 months.
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