A January 2025 trial date was set on Thursday for a man charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two Lawrence men nearly two years ago. The defendant, Rodney E. Marshall, 52, was charged in Douglas County District Court with two counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted capital murder of a law enforcement officer, one count of attempted murder of a civilian and one count of fleeing from ...
An Oskaloosa man who was wanted for obstruction in connection with the shooting death of a 14-year-old Lawrence boy has turned himself in. The man, Camdon Joe Collins, 21, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of obstructing apprehension or prosecution by knowingly helping a person charged with a felony escape or avoid conviction or punishment. The charging document alleges that ...
Two Lawrence men were sentenced to prison time on Wednesday — one to more than six years and another to just over 17 years — in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in 2021 during a drug deal. The men, Javier Isidro Romero, 20, and Andrel Darnell Spates Jr., 22, both of Lawrence, were each originally charged with one count of murder in the first degree in connection with the death of ...
A rape charge against a former KU basketball player was dismissed on Tuesday due to insufficient evidence. Arterio Morris, 21, of Dallas, was charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of rape in connection with an incident on Aug. 28, 2023, involving an 18-year-old woman at the KU basketball player’s dormitory, as the Journal-World reported. Morris was scheduled for a preliminary ...
A Lawrence man has been charged with multiple sex crimes involving a 6-year-old child, according to court documents. The man, Joseph Adam Long, 41, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one count of aggravated criminal sodomy and one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. Both charges are off-grid felonies that could result in a life sentence if Long is convicted. The alleged offenses ...
After nearly two years and the withdrawal of two special prosecutors, a man accused of sex crimes at a preschool has been released to house arrest as his case continues. The defendant, Mateo Clavel Wills, 21, of Lawrence, is charged in Douglas County District Court with four counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14. Two counts are in connection with a 3-year-old and two counts ...