Lawrence police say they're investigating after gunshots were reported and bullet holes were found in a vehicle on Tuesday near the Prairie Park neighborhood. Police spokesperson Laura McCabe said officers responded to a report of gunshots being fired at around 4 p.m. Tuesday in the 1300 block of East 25th Terrace. She said officers found a silver van with bullet holes in it, as well as shell casings on the ...
A Topeka man has been charged in Douglas County District Court with aggravated robbery after allegedly stealing a car from a Lawrence man at knifepoint. The man, Juan Marco Sanchez Sagarnaga, 18, is charged with one count of aggravated robbery with a dangerous weapon. The felony charge stems from an incident early Friday morning, according to charging documents. Police responded to a report of a robbery ...
A Lawrence man has been charged in Douglas County District Court with multiple crimes after allegedly threatening two teenagers with a knife and taking a skateboard. The man, Timothy James Shoulderblade, 30, is charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault, one felony count of robbery and one misdemeanor count of battery, according to charging documents. Shoulderblade is listed as transient in the ...
Updated at 3:38 p.m. Wednesday A Missouri woman has been charged with a felony in Douglas County District Court for allegedly taking money from a dependent person in Douglas County. Marcia Jane Hamm, 58, of Raytown, Missouri, is charged with one count of mistreatment of a dependent adult or elder person, according to the charging document. The document was not clear about the connection between the alleged ...
Updated at 2:13 p.m. Monday The Lawrence Police Department on Monday showed body- and dash-camera footage from the recent pursuit and arrest of a double-homicide suspect. The video included three scenes where the suspect, Rodney Ericson Marshall, is said to have fired a gun at law enforcement officers. The footage shows the arrest of Marshall, a 51-year-old man who is charged with two counts of first-degree ...
A Lawrence man convicted of beating a woman received a prison sentence Friday in Douglas County District Court that was suspended to probation. The man, Brandsyn Tsonetokoy Givens, 21, was convicted of felony aggravated battery after entering a no-contest plea on July 7. The charge relates to an incident on Dec. 7, 2021, when Givens was accused of causing great bodily harm to a woman. He was arrested around ...