Suspect arrested in west Lawrence home-invasion robbery and shooting

A 26-year-old Lawrence woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a December home-invasion robbery where a man was shot.

Kayshunna C. Poindexter, 26, of Lawrence was charged Wednesday in Douglas County District Court with one count of aggravated robbery and one count of aggravated battery, both felonies, in connection with the incident. Charges allege that she robbed a man of “personal property” while armed with a handgun and caused him great bodily harm.

At her first court appearance in the case Wednesday afternoon, Judge James George set her bond at $50,000.

Poindexter, in asking for a lower bond, said she didn’t have a prior criminal history, was “not a threat to the environment” and wanted to get out of jail to be able to return to her job.

George denied her request for a lower bond, saying both counts are “serious felonies.”

“The allegation is that you shot somebody,” he said.

Poindexter was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery earlier this week in a separate case, court records show. The victim in that case is also listed as a witness in the robbery case, according to court documents.

The home-invasion robbery and shooting happened about 8:45 p.m. Dec. 20 at an apartment in the 4500 block of Wimbledon Drive, where police found a 21-year-old man with a single gunshot wound. The man, who lived in the apartment, was flown to an area hospital for treatment.

Three suspects were reportedly involved in the robbery, Lawrence police said following the incident.

Police are still searching for additional suspects, Officer Derrick Smith said Tuesday.

The apartment complex where the shooting occurred is in west Lawrence, near the intersection of Clinton Parkway and Inverness Drive.