A woman has been charged in connection with an alleged violent incident at a University of Kansas sorority chapter house. Court documents allege that Sarah Nicole Morgan, 43, entered the Delta Delta Delta house at 1630 Oxford Road and battered an employee there. She is charged with aggravated burglary and aggravated battery “in any manner whereby great bodily harm, disfigurement or death could be ...
Story updated at 6:42 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8: A Lawrence man was arrested on suspicion of rape Friday afternoon, according to the Douglas County Jail booking log. Douglas Yoshida Tong, 52, was booked into the jail on a probable cause warrant at 4:30 p.m. Friday in connection with a Jan. 15, 2018, incident, the booking log indicates. Tong made bond shortly after his arrest, the booking log indicates. He was ...
One woman was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after an altercation Friday, according to Lawrence police. Police were dispatched to the 500 block of Graystone Drive around 4:40 p.m. Friday in reference to a disturbance, department spokesman Patrick Compton said via email. Update • Feb. 28, 2020: Case dismissed against Lawrence woman charged in alleged fight while cooking “A group of ...
Updated at 11:38 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8: A man who allegedly led law enforcement on an on- and off-road chase with stolen guns and a 9-month-old baby in his truck agreed to a plea Thursday. Kenneth Jeremy Leedom, 32, of Woodbury, Tenn., was charged Aug. 12 with four felonies: aggravated battery against a law enforcement officer, aggravated endangering of a child, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer ...
The second of two co-defendants in a Lawrence kidnapping and sex crime case pleaded guilty to two felony charges Thursday in Douglas County District Court. John Brown, 51, of Lawrence, was initially charged with kidnapping, a felony, as well as unlawful administration of a substance and battery, misdemeanors, the Journal-World has reported. On Thursday, he pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated battery, a ...
Story updated at 10:23 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8: A Leavenworth man was formally charged Thursday afternoon with two alleged crimes in connection with an Oct. 25 shooting that injured a man at a Lawrence McDonald’s. Howard Collins Levite Jr., 27, was charged with aggravated battery and attempted aggravated robbery, both midlevel-severity felonies. Lawrence police were dispatched to the reported shooting at 6:25 ...