A Lawrence man who was set to go to trial for giving a teen drugs that nearly killed him was convicted Wednesday and sentenced to three years of probation. Dana S. Wingert, 56, of Lawrence, pleaded no contest to two counts of endangering a child, two counts of unlawful administration of a substance, one count of unlawfully hosting minors consuming alcohol and two counts of battery, according to Cheryl Wright ...
Lawrence police during a recent campaign reportedly made 23 arrests for suspected driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. From Aug. 15 through Labor Day, Sept. 2, the “You Drink. You Drive. You Lose.” campaign resulted in 1,019 law enforcement contacts, according to numbers provided by Officer Shawn Gross of LPD. Extra officers were on patrol to seek out drivers who showed signs of impaired driving ...
Lawrence police were called to a local hospital around 9:10 p.m. Tuesday regarding a “possible shooting,” according to Sgt. Amy Rhoads, public affairs officer. A male victim told police he was inside his vehicle at a parking lot in the 2400 block of Louisiana Street when an unknown man approached, raised a firearm and fired, Rhoads said via email. She said the victim suffered injuries that were not ...
In the last few moments of the afternoon Wednesday — the third day of a murder trial that is expected to last three weeks — attorneys selected eight men and seven women to serve on the jury. On trial is defendant Rontarus Washington Jr., 23, who is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated burglary in connection with the Nov. 7, 2014 death of 19-year-old Justina Altamirano Mosso. Mosso was found ...
Story updated at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday A gun was fired during an armed robbery Monday in northern Lawrence, but no one was injured, police say. Police responded to a home in the 1300 block of George Court around 7:37 a.m. Monday, according to Sgt. Amy Rhoads, public affairs officer for the Lawrence Police Department. The neighborhood is north of the intersection of Michigan Street and West Second Street. “It ...
The second of four men charged in connection with a series of robberies in February and March of 2018 has been convicted. Corey Tremain Allen, 31, of McDonough, Ga., pleaded no contest Tuesday, and Judge Kay Huff found him guilty of three felony charges: robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal threat. On Feb. 20, 2018, Allen and Justice L. Dent, whose case is pending, allegedly knocked ...