WRITER: Chris Conde

Overland Park man pleads no contest in case involving drunken, armed chase in downtown Lawrence

An Overland Park man entered a no-contest plea Monday in Douglas County District Court to charges that he fled from police in downtown Lawrence while drunk and carrying a pistol with an extended magazine. The chase ended when the man crashed into a pole. The man, Kendrick Guerrero, 20, pleaded to one count of felony fleeing from police and misdemeanor counts of DUI and possession of a firearm while under the ...

Ozawkie man charged in Douglas County with sex crime against an 11-year-old

An Ozawkie man was charged on Friday in Douglas County District Court with a sex crime against an 11-year-old. The man, Louis Frank Falk, 24, faces one count of aggravated sodomy of a child under the age of 14, according to charging documents. The incident is alleged to have occurred on or about March 15. The charge is an off-grid felony, and a conviction could mean a life sentence. Falk was arrested around ...

Now deemed fit for trial, Lawrence man accused of fatal stabbing at grocery store plans to enter criminal mediation

A man accused of fatally stabbing another man at a Lawrence grocery store is now deemed competent to stand trial, and his attorney said Friday that he planned to enter into mediation to resolve the murder case. Robert Earl Davis, 56, of Lawrence, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one count of first-degree murder and one felony count of cruelty to animals, according to charging documents. The ...

Lawrence man ordered to stand trial for possessing and trading child pornography; prosecution adds additional count

A Lawrence man was ordered on Thursday to stand trial on multiple counts of possessing and trading child pornography over the internet, and the prosecution added an additional count of trading to his charges. The man, James D. Kaberline II, 41, is now facing five counts of internet trading of child pornography and four counts of sexual exploitation of a child by possessing media of a child under the age of 18, ...

Lawrence man charged with threatening students with assault rifle near Free State High School, given own-recognizance bond

A Lawrence man was charged on Thursday with threatening students with an assault rifle near Free State High School and was not required to put up any money to bond out of jail. The man, Maurice De’Anton Thomas Buckner, 32, is charged with one felony count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, two felony counts of criminal threat against two juveniles and one misdemeanor count of battery against one of ...

Anonymous tip leads Lawrence police to more evidence in shooting that critically injured a man

An anonymous tip has led Lawrence police to more evidence in a shooting on Wednesday night that sent a man to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, but law enforcement is still seeking more information and asking for the public's help. As the Journal-World reported, police responded to the 2400 block of Ousdahl Road just before 7 p.m. Wednesday and found a man on the scene who'd been shot. However, ...