A judge said Monday that a prosecutor should have notified defense counsel about a letter alleging that a Lawrence police officer previously wrote a false report and omitted key facts.
However, the judge tentatively denied a motion to dismiss the pending case on grounds of previous dishonesty by the officer, though he said he would review defense exhibits and the officer’s personnel file before making a ...
A complaint alleges that a 2017 sex crime investigation was a “complete professional abandonment,” and it has prompted the Douglas County sheriff to request an investigation by an outside agency.
Lt. Jay Armbrister — who won 39% of the vote in the Democratic primary for Douglas County sheriff and faces no opponent in the general election — is one of three officers named in that complaint.
The case in ...
A Lawrence man was sentenced to almost eight years in prison during an emotional court hearing Tuesday.
Eric Lee Spaeth, 44, pleaded no contest to one count of involuntary manslaughter, a level-3 felony, in a crash that killed a woman who was riding her moped in the 2700 block of Haskell Avenue almost one year ago on the night of Aug. 20, 2019.
Elizabeth Ann Allen was a 24-year-old mother of two daughters, ...
The Douglas County district attorney will not file charges against officers involved in a fatal shooting of a suspect on June 15, according to a Tuesday news release.
The shooting, which involved officers from the Kansas Highway Patrol and the University of Kansas Police Department, killed Nicholas Hirsh, a 31-year-old man from Omaha, Neb., the Journal-World reported.
There was “ample evidence” to ...
An audio recording that surfaced in court is raising questions about the validity of police reports filed by an officer of the Lawrence Police Department.
Now, at least one defense attorney is seeking to use the audio — which was captured between two police officers wearing microphones as part of their uniforms — to have one of the officer’s cases dismissed on the grounds that the officer’s word is no ...
A man pleaded no contest to two felonies Monday after initially being charged with seven counts of aggravated indecent liberties with children younger than 14.
Brian M. Kennedy, 45, was convicted of one count of aggravated battery, a level-4 felony, and attempted aggravated battery, a level-6 felony, during a hearing Monday afternoon in Douglas County District Court. Judge Stacey Donovan found that the crimes ...
