A 33-year-old Oskaloosa man accused in the Memorial Day stabbing death of Tracy Dean Lautenschlager, 45, of Lawrence, was bound over for trial Thursday on charges of second-degree murder and felony theft.

Joshaua Lee Back

Prosecutors allege Joshua Lee Back killed Lautenschlager and stole a 1992 GMC Sienna truck from Sue Radcliffe, who is listed on Douglas County Appraiser’s Office records as the owner of a home at 700 Arkansas St., where police believe the stabbing occurred.

After a preliminary hearing Thursday, Douglas County District Court Judge Sally Pokorny found probable cause that Back fatally stabbed Lautenschlager and stole the truck, binding Back over for trial on his charges.

Emergency responders initially found Lautenschlager bleeding outside of the McDonald’s at 1309 W. Sixth St. shortly after 6 a.m. May 25. After medics took him to the hospital, where he later died, police followed a blood trail back to the 700 Arkansas St. home, Lawrence police spokesman Sgt. Trent McKinley said Monday. Lautenschlager’s connection to the home, if any, is unclear.

Back was arrested in Leavenworth County two days later after leading law enforcement on a chase in a “stolen gold color GMC Yukon” through Jefferson and Leavenworth counties, Capt. Mike Pattrick of the Lawrence Police Department said in May.

Back’s second-degree murder charge indicates he “intentionally” killed Lautenschlager, according to court documents. Second-degree murder does not require an element of premeditation, unlike first-degree murder. The felony theft charge indicates the truck was valued at “at least $1,000 but less than $25,000.”

According to court records, Back was wanted on a warrant out of Douglas County at the time of the stabbing. The warrant had been issued after Back failed to appear for a court hearing on a November 2014 felony interference with law enforcement charge.

Back pleaded no contest in 2001 to misdemeanor criminal damage of property in Douglas County. According to the Kansas Department of Corrections, Back has a 2001 aggravated indecent liberties with a child conviction and a 2013 criminal possession of a weapon conviction out of Jefferson County.

The Journal-World reported in 2013 that Back had allegedly been “menacing people” in an Oskaloosa mobile home park with a sawed-off shotgun. It is illegal in Kansas to carry a shotgun with a barrel shorter than 18 inches and for convicted felons to possess firearms.

Back additionally has a 2011 conviction for obstructing the legal process from Shawnee County, according to the department of corrections.

Back will return to court Nov. 6 for a motions hearing. Pokorny on Thursday scheduled Back’s jury trial for Jan. 11, 2016.