A Douglas County judge has sealed the arrest affidavit in the case of a homeless man who claims he was defending people at the city-run campsite after he was arrested for allegedly striking a man who was trespassing.
The seal means that details about the altercation will not be available until further proceedings in the case, if at all.
The man who is listed in court records as the victim who was struck was ...
A Lawrence man has been charged in Douglas County District Court with indecent liberties with a teenager for an incident that occurred 10 years ago.
The man, Scott Wayne Waisner, 56, faces one felony count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child for intercourse with a person between the ages of 14 and 16, according to charging documents. The incident is alleged to have occurred in September of 2013. ...
A Lawrence man has been charged in Douglas County District Court with multiple sex crimes involving eight children between the ages of 12 and 16.
Kenneth Wayne Soap, 43, faces one count of aggravated human trafficking, two counts of sexual exploitation of a child, two counts of aggravated trading in child pornography, four counts of attempted exploitation of a child, and one count of sexual extortion. All of ...
A Lawrence man who was allowed to bond out of jail in connection with a fentanyl death was a no-show in Douglas County District Court on Monday after he had been granted numerous continuances in the case.
Mason Duane Robinson, 27, of Lawrence, faces one felony count of distribution of a controlled substance leading to death. The charge is in connection with the death of Angelyca LeAnn Cowdin, 23, of Lawrence, ...
A Lawrence man has been charged in Douglas County District Court with possession of child pornography.
The man, Joseph Alexander Dibben, 22, faces one felony count of exploitation of a child by possessing a photograph of a child in the nude, according to charging documents. The charge is in connection with an incident on April 26, 2020.
Dibben was arrested on the charge around 10:40 a.m. Thursday by ...
Updated at 6:14 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25
Witnesses testified in Douglas County District Court about a night of chaos and fleeing for their lives last summer, and a detective described finding a “hit list” with the victims' names on it, during a preliminary hearing Friday for a man accused of killing two men, then leading police on a car chase while shooting at pursuing officers.
Rodney E. Marshall, 52, faces ...
