An Olathe man reportedly led Lawrence police on a chase Sunday night through downtown Lawrence before crashing into a pole near the Community Building. After the chase, the man, Kendrick Guerrero, 19, was arrested on suspicion of possession of a firearm while under the influence, driving under the influence, recklessly fleeing a law enforcement officer, failure to report an accident, possession of a ...
A Kansas City, Kansas, woman has been charged in Douglas County with dozens of sex crimes against children, including promoting sexually explicit performances. The woman, April Caitlin Ticer, 25, has been charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor by promoting a sexually explicit performance of a child under the age of 14, and an additional 50 counts of exploitation of a minor involving ...
Updated at 6:20 p.m. Friday A Lawrence man on Friday was sentenced in Douglas County District Court to more than eight years in prison for killing another man nearly five years ago in the doorway of his home. The man, Steven A. Drake III, 25, was convicted Feb. 18 of voluntary manslaughter for shooting Bryce Holladay, 26, on Sept. 19, 2017, at Drake’s duplex in the 2000 block of West 27th Terrace. On Friday ...
The U.S. Marshals Service this week apprehended the third suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery last year in Lawrence. The suspect, Wesley James Tolbert, 25, of Lawrence, has been charged with aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery in connection with an Oct. 13, 2021, incident in the 900 block of Arkansas Street, according to charging documents in the case. As the Journal-World previously ...
Updated at 2:15 p.m. Friday A Lawrence man was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the unintentional shooting of a toddler. The man, Bishop I. Mendoza, 21, appeared in Douglas County District Court before Judge Kay Huff, where he pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter and one count of child endangerment. The charges came after Mendoza’s cousin, Legend King, age 2, was ...
Updated at 7:35 p.m. Thursday A Lawrence man known for protesting masks at area schools and clinics was ordered Thursday to stand trial on charges of aggravated assault after a 9-year-old boy said the man shouted at him and his father and threatened them with a stick. Justin Paul Spiehs, 40, had been charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of interference with a law enforcement officer, all ...