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Lawrence courts

Trial ordered in fatal collision
By Shaun Hittle
September 20, 2012
A 23-year-old Overland Park man was ordered Thursday by Douglas County District Judge Michael Malone to stand trial on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 19-year-old Lawrence woman in a 2010 vehicle collision.
Man, 19, pleads no contest to robbery
By Shaun Hittle
September 20, 2012
A 19-year-old Ottawa man pleaded no contest to attempted robbery and theft Tuesday in Douglas County District Court.
Judge’s ruling supports KU tenure decision
By Shaun Hittle
September 13, 2012
Douglas County District Judge Robert Fairchild has ruled in favor of Kansas University in a lawsuit contesting KU’s decision to deny tenure to Albert Romkes, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering.
Douglas County Jail inmate indicted for failing to register as a sex offender
By Shaun Hittle
September 7, 2012
A Douglas County Jail inmate was indicted Thursday in U.S. District Court for failing to register as a sex offender.
Lawsuit claims woman unfairly convicted in highway workers’ deaths
By George Diepenbrock
August 29, 2012
An attorney argued Wednesday that a 53-year-old woman convicted of striking and killing two highway workers with her truck south of Lawrence in 2007 did not receive a fair trial.
Hearing set for man charged in veteran’s death
By George Diepenbrock
August 28, 2012
A Douglas County judge Tuesday scheduled a December preliminary hearing for a Mission man who faces an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection with the February death of a 27-year-old Lawrence man.
Topeka woman receives 29-month sentence in crime spree that included Lawrence robbery
By George Diepenbrock
August 27, 2012
A 23-year-old Topeka woman linked to a crime spree earlier this year that included robberies in Lawrence, Topeka and Wichita received a 29-month prison term on Monday, according to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom.
Appeals court reverses ruling in former Hallmark employee’s lawsuit
By George Diepenbrock
August 24, 2012
A Kansas Court of Appeals panel on Friday reversed a ruling by a Douglas County judge and found that a former employee’s claims in a lawsuit against Hallmark Cards Inc. were subject to arbitration.
Man to be retried in Ottawa sexual assault case after juror acknowledges misconduct
By Shaun Hittle
04:09 p.m., August 22, 2012 Updated 04:45 p.m.
A former federal inmate and cross-country truck driver, who earlier this year was convicted of kidnapping and sexual assault, will receive a new trial in October after a Franklin County judge declared a mistrial last month.
Prosecutors seek dismissal of case in need of more investigation
By George Diepenbrock
August 22, 2012
Douglas County prosecutors have asked to dismiss a criminal explosives case against a 20-year-old Lawrence man because they say more investigation is needed.
Eudora woman pleads guilty to illegally receiving Social Security benefits
By George Diepenbrock
August 20, 2012
A 58-year-old Eudora woman has pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement that allowed her to receive about $61,000 in Social Security disability benefits for which she was not eligible.
Police officer testifies family believed two children, ages 5 and 7, possessed by demons
By George Diepenbrock
09:47 a.m., August 14, 2012 Updated 11:21 p.m.
Lawrence police officers testified Tuesday that they were told Adolfo and Deborah Gomez tied up and blindfolded their 5- and 7-year-old children in a Walmart parking lot in June because they believed the kids were possessed by demons.
Lansing man, 39, pleads guilty to producing child pornography
Staff Reports
August 14, 2012
A 39-year-old Lansing man was sentenced Monday to serve 15 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to one count of producing child pornography, according to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom’s Office.
Officers testify about finding bound, blindfolded children at Lawrence Walmart
By George Diepenbrock
11:20 a.m., August 10, 2012 Updated 05:42 p.m.
A Lawrence police officer testified Friday morning that he saw an Illinois woman with a baseball bat, two rolls of duct tape and two tarps inside a shopping cart as two of her young children were found bound and blindfolded in June outside a Lawrence Walmart.
Rural Tonganoxie man enters no-contest plea to five counts of indecent liberties with a child
By George Diepenbrock
August 9, 2012
A former manager of a rural Tonganoxie trailer park on Thursday afternoon pleaded no contest to five child sex crime charges, Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson said.

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