Lawrence resident Steven A. Drake III, 22, has three pending criminal cases against him in Douglas County District Court — all involving victims being killed or seriously hurt. Drake has now entered a plea and been convicted in one of those cases, stemming from a fight that injured a teen two years ago. Originally charged with aggravated battery in the case, Drake pleaded no contest to attempted aggravated ...
A man has been charged with aggravated arson, a felony, for allegedly setting a fire inside a Lawrence apartment this week. Benjamin C. Roberts, 27, of Lawrence, was arrested early Monday morning at 541 Michigan St., where he lives, according to jail records. An “odor” was reported in an upstairs apartment at that address just before 1 a.m. Monday, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Division Chief Tom ...
Story updated: 4:45 p.m. Friday. Fireworks injured at least two people and also caused a dumpster fire over the Fourth of July holiday this year in Douglas County. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical responded to two fireworks-related injuries in the county, one of which was serious enough the patient was taken by ambulance to a hospital, Division Chief Tom Fagan said in an email. Fagan did not provide ...
A teen who brought a handgun to Lawrence High School earlier this year was sentenced Wednesday to probation. Douglas County District Court juvenile judge Bethany Roberts sentenced the boy on Wednesday to six months of probation, including house arrest, according to court records. In May, the boy pleaded no contest and was convicted — as a juvenile — of criminal use of weapons, a misdemeanor, for ...
Lawrence resident and avid skateboarder Duc Tran says he’s had plenty of friendly interactions with local police over the years. But after being accused of assaulting an officer with his skateboard and then having his elbow fractured and shoulders dislocated during a rough arrest last weekend, Tran, 43, says he’s planning a formal complaint. Lawrence police said Wednesday they’ve actually already ...
Lawrence police will conduct a DUI saturation patrol on Saturday throughout the city, the department announced Tuesday. The special patrol will place extra officers on the street specifically to look for motorists showing signs of impaired driving or other traffic violations, the department’s news release said. For motorists who are stopped, officers will perform field sobriety tests if they show signs of ...