A Topeka man who led police on a chase through Lawrence and into Johnson County with his wife and three of his children in his car was sentenced to 35 months in prison on Thursday.
Sean Michael Foster, 33, was convicted in Douglas County District Court of one felony count of attempted fleeing from a law enforcement officer, one felony count of aggravated endangerment of a child and one felony count of criminal ...
A Lawrence man on Thursday was given two additional years of probation for violating the Kansas Sex Offenders Registration Act, but that sentence won’t be served until he resolves his federal indictment for child sex crimes in Wisconsin.
Gerald Lavern “Doon” Pamaska, 54, originally from Keshena, Wisconsin, was convicted in November 2019 of aggravated sexual battery for sexually assaulting a woman at a ...
A sexual battery charge against a man was dismissed by the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office on Thursday because the 16-year-old alleged victim had moved out of state and was no longer available to testify.
The man, Isaiah Jamin Duckworth, 35, of Lawrence, was charged with one felony count of aggravated sexual battery of a person who is overcome by force or by fear, according to charging documents. ...
At 23 years old, James Lynch looked for a life of adventure, good food and spreading kindness, but that life was extinguished by what police suspect was an overdose on fentanyl just after Christmas.
James’ mother, Kara Lynch, was the first to discover that her son had died — when she found him in the bathroom of his Ottawa home. She told the Journal-World that James had visited for Christmas and was feeling ...
One Lawrence man has been sentenced to probation after a chaotic altercation where he allegedly tackled a man, punched him and ordered a pit bull to bite him, and three others are still facing charges in the case, according to court documents.
Devontae Deshon Rae Torres, 24, of Lawrence, pleaded no contest in Douglas County District Court in November 2022 to one count of felony aggravated battery with a deadly ...
Charges against a Lawrence man accused of raping two women were dropped Wednesday by the Douglas County District Attorney's Office just days before the man's trial was set to take place.
Isaias Esai Rojo, 26, was facing two felony counts of rape in Douglas County District Court, according to charging documents. His original charges stated that the incident occurred on July 6, 2020, but an amended complaint ...
