WRITER: Chris Conde

'Not a simple run of the mill firearm,' judge says, denying release for boy charged in shooting death of Lawrence girl

A Johnson County judge on Monday denied the release of a boy charged with murder in the shooting death of a 15-year-old Lawrence girl and set a hearing to determine whether the boy will be tried as an adult. The 17-year-old boy, Davon D. Washington, of Kansas City, Missouri, is charged in Johnson County Juvenile Court with one felony count of second-degree unintentional but reckless murder and one misdemeanor ...

Kansas City man charged with two sex crimes in Douglas County

A Kansas City man who has been charged in Douglas County District Court with two sex crimes was arrested Monday morning. The man, Daunte Neal Alaiwat, 21, of Kansas City, Missouri, faces one count of rape by force or fear and one count of aggravated sodomy, both felonies, according to charging documents. The charges are in connection with an incident on Oct. 15, 2022. The charges were filed in December 2023. ...

Lawrence man on parole for burglary conviction charged with possessing child pornography

A Lawrence man who is on parole for a burglary conviction has been charged in Douglas County District Court with exploitation of a child. The man, Timothy Scot Brown, 53, faces one felony count of sexual exploitation for allegedly possessing a photograph of a child in the nude on or about Jan. 24, 2023, according to charging documents. He first appeared in court on Tuesday. Brown was convicted in Douglas ...

17-year-old charged with second-degree murder in connection with shooting death of Lawrence teen

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of a Lawrence teen, according to a news release from the Johnson County District Attorney's Office on Monday. The boy is Davon D. Washington, of Kansas City, Missouri, and in addition to the murder charge, he is also charged with being a juvenile in possession of a firearm. Johnson County District Court records indicate that a ...

Leavenworth man enters plea for taking bicycle and damaging a car while a woman and her child were in the home

A Leavenworth man who was accused of entering a garage, taking a bicycle and damaging a car while a woman and her child were inside the home entered a guilty plea Tuesday in connection with the incident. The man, Charles Joseph Goeser, 37, was charged in Douglas County District Court with one count of aggravated burglary and one count of criminal damage, both felonies, and one count of misdemeanor theft, ...

After judge allows statements to police as evidence, defendant in double murder case signals interest in plea deal

A Douglas County judge ruled on Friday that a man accused of murdering two Lawrence men freely gave statements to police after his arrest, and now his attorney is hoping to cut a deal. The defendant, Rodney E. Marshall, 52, is 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 ...