WRITER: Mackenzie Clark

California man charged with multiple sex crimes against young children in Douglas County

A 29-year-old man was charged Friday in Douglas County District Court with multiple child sex crimes. Adam Ryan Katz, of San Marcos, Calif., is facing six counts of aggravated criminal sodomy, a felony punishable by a life sentence if he were to be convicted. The charging document in the case alleges that during the summer of 2018, Katz engaged in sodomy with two children who were roughly ages 5 and 3 at the ...

Man sentenced to time served in DUI crash that injured child; still faces ICE hold

A Lawrence man who was arrested in May following a car crash that left his 7-year-old passenger with minor injuries was sentenced to time served Friday. Emiliano Deaquino Salgado, 26, has remained in custody of the Douglas County Jail since his arrest on May 5. The judge had granted him a $10,000 own-recognizance bond, but he had a hold through Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Journal-World has ...

Lawrence man charged with multiple child sex crimes

A Lawrence man has been charged in Douglas County District Court with multiple child sex crimes. Lawrence police arrested Michael K. Aller, 31, Wednesday evening, according to Douglas County Jail records. He was charged Thursday afternoon with attempted rape, electronic solicitation and two counts of attempted aggravated indecent liberties with a child, all mid- to high-severity felonies. The complaint in the ...

Former KU basketball player Silvio De Sousa facing charge of aggravated battery, court records show

Story updated at 2:22 p.m. Wednesday A University of Kansas senior who recently announced he was leaving the men's basketball team is facing a case in Douglas County District Court, records show. Silvio De Sousa, 22, is soon to be charged with aggravated battery, a level-5 or midlevel-severity felony. The charging document, filed Monday, alleges that De Sousa “unlawfully, feloniously and recklessly ...

Attorneys submit final arguments to judge, await ruling on Douglas County health order limiting bars’ hours

Following two hours of testimony on Oct. 16, attorneys for Douglas County and an adult entertainment club in Lawrence have submitted their final written arguments for the judge to consider, both raising new points. The owner of Paradise Saloon filed a lawsuit last month in Douglas County District Court challenging the county’s health order that is currently in effect. The order requires establishments that ...

Lawrence, Douglas County law enforcement agencies contest ongoing lawsuit stemming from prolonged traffic stop, illegal search

A police maneuver known as the “Kansas Two Step” is at the heart of a lawsuit against local law enforcement alleging that an officer detained a man for an unlawfully prolonged traffic stop, which then led to an illegal search. The "Two Step" is when an officer stops a vehicle for a traffic infraction and gives the driver a ticket or warning. The officer then takes a few steps away from the vehicle, turns ...