In a lengthy response to an ethics complaint filed against her, Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez reasserts her claim that the district’s chief judge treated her in a sexist manner, and she argues that low morale in her office was caused not by her but by holdovers from the previous DA’s administration who wouldn’t get on board with her new way of doing things.
In her response filed earlier ...
A man pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday in Douglas County District Court in connection with a Lawrence man’s 2021 fentanyl death.
The man, Daniele Francesco Leone, 33, of Kansas City, Missouri, originally faced one felony count of distribution of a controlled substance causing death but pleaded guilty to the lesser count of felony voluntary manslaughter and one felony count of distribution of fentanyl ...
A third man has been charged in connection with a Lawrence man’s death by fentanyl intoxication.
Robert Leeroy Hall, 34, of Lawrence has been charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of distribution of a controlled substance causing death, according to charging documents.
Court records indicate that Hall appeared in court on the charge Friday after responding to a summons. He was booked ...
A 46-year-old man was taken to an area hospital Monday night with critical injuries after being struck by a car at an intersection in North Lawrence after allegedly running a red light on his bicycle.
Police responded to the intersection of North Second and Locust streets just before 11 p.m. and found the man on the ground, said Sgt. Drew Fennelly with the Lawrence Police Department. Investigators believe the ...
A Topeka man who was allegedly armed with multiple machetes is accused of pinning a woman to the ground and holding a knife to her neck.
The man, Michael David Jenkins, 39, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of aggravated battery and one felony count of criminal threat, according to charging documents.
Jenkins was arrested just after 1 a.m. Tuesday at Empire Bar and Billiards, ...
A Topeka man was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of human trafficking and sexual exploitation of a child in Douglas County.
The man, Jason J. Morrison, 40, was arrested at 9 a.m. at the Douglas County Jail in connection with two counts of aggravated human trafficking of a victim over the age of 14 and one count of sexual exploitation of a child. The charges are in connection with an incident on Feb. 1, ...
