WRITER: Chris Conde

Woman charged with assault after allegedly pulling gun on man in parking lot of Baldwin City medical clinic

A woman has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly pulling a gun on a man in the parking lot of a medical clinic in Baldwin City. The woman, Starr Wayne Hart, 46, of Overbrook, was formally charged Wednesday in Douglas County District Court with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The arrest came after an alleged road-rage incident, according to a news release from the Baldwin City Police ...

Ottawa man charged with raping 13-year-old in Douglas County

An Ottawa man was charged Wednesday with raping a 13-year-old in Douglas County. Ernest Fredrick Ingram II, 22, was charged in Douglas County District Court with one count of rape, one felony count of furnishing alcohol to a minor with illicit purposes and a misdemeanor charge of furnishing alcohol to a minor, according to charging documents. Ingram was arrested around 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday by Douglas County ...

Lawrence man accused of killing significant other has been convicted of domestic violence multiple times and was repeatedly given probation

A man accused of killing his significant other in Lawrence has been convicted of domestic battery against various relatives multiple times in Leavenworth County, but his sentences were always suspended to probation. The man, Chad Joseph Marek, 27, of Lawrence, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of Regan Gibbs, 25, on May 16 at their apartment in the 2500 block of West Sixth Street. Police said ...

Lawrence police take part in hostage-negotiation training with help from creative high school students

Free State High School students participated in a hostage-negotiation scenario on Friday that was aimed at providing special training for police officers who find themselves dealing with a barricaded suspect. Not to be confused with active-shooter training, hostage-negotiation training is geared toward de-escalating a situation and communicating with people who have barricaded themselves in a location with ...

Lawrence man who was convicted of robbing and shooting teen gets 40 more months for crimes committed while on bond

A Lawrence man serving 18 years for a 2018 robbery and shooting was sentenced to an additional 40 months on Monday for burglary and other crimes committed while he was out on bond. In the most recent case, the man, Michael Alexander Hormell, 22, was convicted in Douglas County District Court in March of one count of burglary and two counts of possession of a firearm by a felon. He was originally charged with ...

Alabama man who was convicted of exploitation of a child faces pornography charges in Douglas County

An Alabama man was charged Monday in Douglas County District Court with trading in child pornography. The man, Jordan Lawrence Brantley, 25, of Jemison, Alabama, was charged with two counts of internet trading in child pornography and two counts of possessing media of a child. The charges are level-five felonies. Brantley was arrested Sunday morning by Douglas County sheriff’s deputies and is being held on ...