A 15-year-old girl headed for a friend’s house in Lawrence after a fight with her father, but there the friend’s father sexually assaulted her, she told police. As a result of the accusation, Jimmy E. Scott, 43, was charged with one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, a felony. The charges, filed Nov. 28 in Douglas County District Court, allege that Scott engaged in lewd fondling or ...
Story updated at 1:25 p.m. Monday Grand jury proceedings to investigate former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach’s office will begin next week in Douglas County District Court, according to the judge presiding over them. Judge Kay Huff said that the proceedings would begin in her courtroom on Jan. 22, a Tuesday, following Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Grand jury proceedings are closed to the public. ...
A Lawrence murder trial that was to begin Monday morning has been delayed at least a day and possibly months longer. Everything had been in place to go forward, attorneys and Judge Kay Huff confirmed last week during a status conference for the trial of Steven A. Drake III, 22, of Lawrence. However, on Monday morning Huff was sick and unable to proceed as hoped, according to court officials. Drake, his ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday and includes 153 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and general address followed by a short description of the call's nature. It's important to remember that each incident only ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday and includes 193 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and general address followed by a short description of the call's nature. It's important to remember that each incident only ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday and includes 151 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and general address followed by a short description of the call's nature. It's important to remember that each incident only ...