A Lawrence man who had pleaded no contest to aggravated sexual battery was sentenced on Friday to 9.5 years in prison — nearly double what the plea agreement in the case had recommended — after the judge said she thought he had not taken responsibility for his actions.
Alex James Skidmore, 21, was originally charged with one felony count of rape and one felony count of aggravated sodomy of a 23-year-old ...
A Lawrence man has been charged in Douglas County District Court with 15 counts of child sex crimes that, if he were convicted, could result in life in prison.
The man, Adrian Raye Wisdom, 26, is charged with two counts of rape, nine counts of sodomy, and four counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, all felonies, according to charging documents. Most of the charges are filed as off-grid felonies ...
A Lawrence man who says he has severe memory problems because of a brain injury was granted probation on Friday in a case where he was originally charged with exposing himself to a child.
The man, Eric L. Collins, 45, was originally charged with one felony count of lewd and lascivious behavior, but on Friday he instead pleaded no contest to one count of misdemeanor criminal restraint as part of a plea ...
A Lawrence man accused of killing two people in 2022 and firing a gun at police during a car chase was ordered Thursday to stand trial on multiple counts of murder and attempted murder.
Rodney E. Marshall, 52, is charged in Douglas County District Court with two counts of first-degree murder, three counts of attempted capital murder of a law enforcement officer, one count of attempted murder of a civilian, two ...
A Lawrence man has been charged with multiple child sex crimes for allegedly encouraging young children to perform sexual acts.
John Grant Redding, 37, is charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor by promoting a sexual act with the intent to distribute a recording or photograph of the act. The charge involves a child under the age of 13 and is an off-grid felony that could result in a life ...
A popular college bar near the University of Kansas campus was the site of an alleged sexual assault involving a University of Illinois basketball player, according to details included in a recently released arrest affidavit in the case.
As the details emerge, the University of Illinois player also has filed suit against his school to end his suspension in an effort to preserve his NBA draft potential, and is ...
