A man who was put on probation after sexually assaulting a child - and who subsequently violated that probation four times - will now have to serve his underlying prison sentence of 10-plus years.
The man, Trey L. Gibson, was handcuffed and locked up Thursday afternoon immediately after Chief Judge Mark Simpson revoked his probation. Simpson declared, "It's clear to the court that he is unwilling or unable to ...
The defense attorney for a man charged with murder in a recent downtown shooting is claiming that his client acted in self-defense or defense of others, and he intends to request immunity from prosecution.
Branden Smith, who represents Daileon Maurice Thomas, 23, asked Judge Stacy Donovan on Thursday for Thomas to be released from the Douglas County Jail on a personal-recognizance bond pending his prosecution, ...
A man has been charged in connection with the fentanyl death of a 21-year-old Lawrence woman.
Miles Robert Clasen, 25, of Lawrence, is facing one count of distribution of a controlled substance causing death in the case of Olivia Mae Hassell, who died on July 7, 2025. According to Lawrence police, Hassell was unresponsive when officers arrived, and several doses of Narcan failed to revive her. She was ...
A three-time sex offender will serve nearly six years in prison after a Douglas County judge on Wednesday rejected a public defender's request that his client be put on probation.
The attorney, Angelo Panas-Cabrera, argued - with the help of three psychology experts - that sex offender Quortez Longfellow Coleman would be better served living in and getting treatment in the Lawrence community rather than going ...
A Lawrence YouTuber was sentenced on Tuesday to six months in prison, suspended to 12 months of probation, after a jury convicted him in August of felony interference with law enforcement.
Judge Amy Hanley handed down the sentence to Phillip Michael Eravi, 56, after she denied his attorney's request for a continuance as well as Eravi's motion for a judgment of acquittal/new trial. That motion - seeking to toss ...
After operating for one year, Douglas County's newest collaborative approach to criminal justice has helped seven military veterans get back on their feet after run-ins with the law - run-ins that, under other circumstances, could easily have sent them into a downward spiral with little hope of recovery.
"We are restoring important people in our community and giving them a second chance," Judge Amy Hanley told ...
