Story updated at 7:08 p.m. Tuesday:
A Lawrence police detective has been charged in Douglas County District Court with a DUI after he crashed into a parked car while off duty.
Detective Adam Christopher Welch, 38, of Lawrence, faces one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence with a blood alcohol level of .08% or more, according to charging documents. The charges relate to an incident around 12:30 ...
A Lawrence man was charged Monday in Douglas County District Court after allegedly assaulting three police officers with a firearm.
Tiburcio Joe Reyes III, 38, is charged with three felony counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer and one felony count of interference with law enforcement, according to charging documents.
The charges relate to an incident Saturday, when ...
A Lawrence man pleaded no contest on Wednesday in Douglas County District Court after he was accused of choking a woman at Lone Star Lake.
The man, James Henry Schuyler, 36, was charged with one felony count of aggravated domestic battery, one misdemeanor count of domestic battery and one felony count of criminal threat, according to charging documents. He pleaded no contest to one count of aggravated domestic ...
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office asked the public for help on Thursday locating a man wanted for eluding police.
Andrew Joseph Drake, 19, of Lawrence, has two warrants for failure to appear in court to face felony and misdemeanor charges of eluding police from two separate incidents in 2021, according to a post on social media from the office.
Drake is charged with one felony count of flee and elude by ...
A man was charged Tuesday in Douglas County District Court with second-degree murder in connection with a fatal car crash in April.
The man, Anthony Michael Royal, 55, of Lawrence, faces one felony count of second-degree murder — unintentional but reckless; one misdemeanor count of driving without a required interlock device; and a citation for failure to yield at a stop sign, according to charging documents. ...
A Lawrence man accused of murdering his wife last spring and who has been deemed incompetent for trial is 169th on the waiting list for a bed at Larned State Hospital, according to the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office.
Chad Joseph Marek, 27, of Lawrence, is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing Regan N. Marek, 25, on May 16. Police said that Chad Marek told a 911 dispatcher that ...
