A woman has been hospitalized with possibly life-threatening injuries after being stabbed early Wednesday morning in west Lawrence, police say. The stabbing was reported about 6:15 a.m. in the 900 block of Essex Court, according to a Lawrence police news release. Arriving officers found a 28-year-old woman who had been stabbed multiple times in her home. Police said the woman was taken by ambulance to an area ...
A man was convicted Tuesday for shooting another man with his own gun at a Lawrence apartment last year. Rodney L. McNeal, 22, of Kansas City, Kan., pleaded no contest to robbery and aggravated battery in the afternoon shooting on March 8, 2018, at 449 Graystone Drive in the Country Club on 6th apartment complex. Both convictions are felonies. McNeal’s sentencing was set for May 21. In addition to serving ...
Emphasizing that his client pleaded no contest — as opposed to guilty — a defense attorney now says a Lawrence man should get the lightest possible prison sentence because his child victim’s story wasn’t credible. Robert W. Copas, 36, of Lawrence, was scheduled to be sentenced Monday in Douglas County District Court for aggravated indecent liberties with an 11-year-old girl. However, Judge James ...
Over a recent five-day span, Quentin R. Sowers allegedly went on a burglary spree. But he wasn’t breaking into homes or businesses. Authorities allege that he was prying open Midco cable boxes all over Lawrence and stealing the batteries from inside. Sowers, 50, of Topeka, now stands charged in Douglas County District Court with 30 counts of theft, burglary and property damage. According to the complaint, ...
Cindy Riling said the hardest part of her job guiding crime victims through the court process is seeing firsthand the suffering they go through, which for many will be a lifelong process. The most rewarding part is when people stay in touch down the road to let her know they’re doing OK. “The rewards I get are the people that let me know they’re living their best life,” Riling said. Riling won a ...
A woman who’s been volunteering to help children through the court system for the past eight years got a statewide honor for her efforts this week. Karen Warner, a Douglas County Court Appointed Special Advocate, or CASA, was presented with the Outstanding Community-Based Victim Advocate Award. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt bestowed the honor during the state’s annual Kansas Crime Victims’ Rights ...