A Douglas County jury returned a mixed verdict on Thursday for a former Lawrence resident, finding him guilty of some sex crimes against a former friend and work associate, but acquitting him of other crimes and failing to agree on still others.
Axel R. Bordelon, 30, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of rape of a 19-year-old woman, one felony count of ...
A Lawrence man entered a no contest plea on Thursday in Douglas County District Court to a single count of felony aggravated sexual battery after he was initially charged with three counts of rape.
The man, Andreios Samuel Alexander, 27, was charged in May 2022, and in July he began negotiating a plea agreement with the state to resolve the charges, as the Journal-World reported. The original charges were in ...
A woman pleaded no contest Thursday in Douglas County District Court to misdemeanor vehicular homicide and DUI for a 2020 car crash that killed a 50-year-old Minnesota man.
The woman, Carmunanne L. Radke, 39, of Edwardsville, was originally charged in Douglas County with one felony count of involuntary manslaughter and one felony count of aggravated battery, according to charging documents. She was scheduled ...
A Baldwin City man was charged on Tuesday in Douglas County District Court with choking and raping a woman.
The man, Matthew Thaine Lee, 58, faces one felony count of rape of a 37-year-old woman, one felony count of aggravated domestic battery and one misdemeanor count of domestic battery, according to charging documents. The incident is alleged to have occurred on Monday.
Lee was arrested Monday afternoon ...
A Douglas County jury returned a guilty verdict Wednesday morning for a man who threatened a tow truck driver with a gun in 2021 as the driver was loading the man's vehicle for towing.
Brandon Andrew Harry Seepersad, 26, of Lawrence, was convicted of one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The charge relates to an incident on March 27, 2021, in the 1000 block of Emery Road. Seepersad originally ...
An Ottawa man was sentenced Wednesday in Douglas County District Court to more than 21 years for raping a 13-year-old girl after giving her alcohol.
The man, Ernest F. Ingram II, 22, was convicted of one felony count of rape and one felony count of providing alcohol to a minor for illicit purposes after pleading guilty to the charges in December.
As the Journal-World reported, the charges stem from an incident ...
