Into the second day of jury selection in a murder trial, prosecutor C.J. Rieg began to question potential jurors about their biases, views on the criminal justice system, personal experiences and ability to tolerate graphic imagery.
The jury will hear the state’s case against Rontarus Washington Jr., 23. He is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated burglary in connection with the Nov. 7, 2014 death ...
By the time court recessed Monday afternoon, nearly one-third of a murder trial’s jury pool had been excused.
The defendant, 23-year-old Rontarus Washington Jr., is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated burglary in connection with the Nov. 7, 2014 death of 19-year-old Justina Altamirano Mosso. He appeared with his defense attorneys, Angela Keck and Adam Hall.
The trial is expected to last three ...
As he prepared to be sentenced Thursday in Douglas County District Court, convicted sex offender BJ Lauri said he had “been a knucklehead” for a long time now.
He wanted to resolve the pending case, do his time and move on with his life, he told the judge.
“I feel like I didn’t rape that girl,” Lauri said. “A lot of bad things happened that night.”
But when the judge said he was not inclined ...
Story updated at 1:19 p.m. Friday
In a case that wrapped up within a month of the initial arrest, a man has pleaded and been sentenced to probation for criminal use of a weapon.
Markivius C. Woods, 26, of Shawnee, was arrested and charged after his bag was searched during a traffic stop on the University of Kansas campus.
An officer with the KU Police Department stopped a Ford Escape at the intersection of ...
A Lawrence skateboarder who was injured in a June incident that sparked an internal investigation at the Lawrence Police Department is now facing charges in connection.
Duc Tran, 43, of Lawrence, was charged Friday in Douglas County District Court with two class A misdemeanors: interference with law enforcement and assault of a law enforcement officer. He was also charged with failure to obey lawful order of a ...
A University of Kansas student has been arrested on suspicion of rape, according to online records.
A 19-year-old man with an address in Kansas City, Mo., was arrested Thursday at the KU Office of Public Safety in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred in January, according to the Douglas County Jail booking log.
KUPD Division Chief James Anguiano said a student reported on Tuesday that she was ...
