Two Lawrence police officers were taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries Friday after an altercation with a suspect downtown. Officers responded to the area of Eighth and Massachusetts streets just before 1:30 p.m. Friday for a nuisance complaint. Witnesses said a man was yelling at people and causing a disturbance, Lawrence Police Department spokesman Patrick Compton said via email Friday. The ...
A man and a teenager from Rantoul were both killed in a car accident Wednesday in Franklin County, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash report. James Gregory Tracy, 67, and Harry Ray Mock Jr., 14, were eastbound on Kansas Highway 68 about 8 miles east of Ottawa in a Volkswagen Passat around 7:13 a.m. Wednesday, according to the report. The driver lost control for an unknown reason, struck a guard rail and ...
Story updated at 6:05 p.m. Thursday: A Lawrence man is facing charges of aggravated criminal sodomy against two children, court records show. Bryon Brouhard, 21, was arrested at the same address listed as his home on a probable cause warrant just after 8 p.m. Wednesday, Douglas County Jail records indicate. The charging document accuses Brouhard of aggravated criminal sodomy against two children who were ...
Story updated at 2:52 p.m. Thursday: A 31-year-old Topeka man has been charged in connection with a 2017 shooting in south-central Lawrence. David Dean Harris was charged Wednesday in Douglas County District Court with attempted first-degree murder. The charges are connected to a May 28, 2017, incident, court records show. The Journal-World
A 21-year-old Lawrence man was arrested on suspicion of two counts of aggravated criminal sodomy Wednesday evening, according to the Douglas County Jail booking log. Jail records indicate the man was arrested at the same address listed as his home on a probable cause warrant just after 8 p.m. Wednesday. The counts are alleged to have occurred on Aug. 9, 2019, the booking log indicates. As of late Wednesday, ...
The sole adult suspect charged in connection with a reported Baldwin City robbery has been convicted and is set for sentencing next month. Kylan Raphael Newman, 21, of Kansas City, Mo., was initially charged with aggravated robbery, aggravated burglary and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. On Dec. 30, he pleaded no contest and was convicted of attempted aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit ...