Updated at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023:
A homeless shelter resident who was granted probation after attacking a couple in downtown Lawrence in May was ordered on Monday to stand trial for an alleged armed assault in the same area in August.
The man, Deonte Darrell Jackson, 34, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of aggravated assault using a knife, according to charging ...
Six of Douglas County District Court's nine judges are now named as witnesses for District Attorney Suzanne Valdez's disciplinary complaint hearing next week, and the county's chief judge says they've made arrangements for other judges to cover their duties while they're testifying.
As the Journal-World has reported, the complaint against Valdez, filed by special prosecutor Kimberly Bonifas, alleges that Valdez ...
A Lawrence man who originally faced rape and kidnapping charges was granted probation on Monday after pleading to a lesser charge.
The man, Robert Keith Wright, 57, pleaded no contest to one felony count of aggravated battery as part of a plea agreement where the state amended the charges from one felony count each of rape, kidnapping and criminal threat and one misdemeanor count of domestic battery to one ...
A former University of Kansas football player who allegedly called in a bomb threat in July referencing KU football facilities waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Monday and is seeking diversion.
Joseph Michael Krause, 22, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of aggravated criminal threat. The charges are in connection with an incident around 3 p.m. on July 24, as the ...
A resident at the city-supported campsite for homeless people in North Lawrence has been arrested after being accused of smashing a window of the staff office Saturday and of returning to the camp days later despite being trespassed.
The window is used by city staff working in the office to interact with camp residents. On Monday, the window appeared to have blue tape covering the damaged portion and was still ...
A Kansas basketball player has been formally charged with rape in connection with an incident at McCarthy Hall this summer.
The previously suspended player, Arterio Demetrius Morris, 20, of DeSoto, Texas, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of rape, according to charging documents. The charge relates to an incident on Aug. 26 and involves an 18-year-old woman.
Morris was arrested ...
