A Lawrence man facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of his grandmother has been ordered to undergo an exam to determine whether he is competent to stand trial.
Judge Stacey Donovan on Monday issued the order for defendant Marcus Logan Cassella, 25, after his first court appearance "based on the defendant's inability to understand the charges." At that appearance, via video from the jail, Cassella ...
A Douglas County judge on Monday ordered a Baldwin City man to stand trial on multiple charges of dealing drugs, including methamphetamine, marijuana and mushrooms.
The defendant, Maurice Dijon Lafleur, 54, was charged last summer with three felony drug distribution counts, one felony count of distribution via phone and one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia. The alleged offenses occurred in ...
Story updated at 3:50 p.m. April 20, 2026:
A 25-year-old man was charged Monday with first degree-murder in the death of his grandmother.
Marcus Logan Cassella, whose bond has been set at $1 million, is accused of killing 70-year-old Lynn Audrey Abrams on Saturday at a Lawrence home in the 2500 block of West 24th Terrace. Police said that Cassella had confessed to strangling Abrams.
Cassella was arrested ...
A 44-year-old massage therapist has been charged with four more sex crimes, in addition to the seven he was charged with last week.
Aaron Paul Borger, after charges added Wednesday, is now facing 11 counts, including seven felonies and four misdemeanors. The felony counts include two charges of rape and five counts of aggravated sexual battery. The misdemeanors include four counts of sexual battery.
Three new ...
Updated at 1:45 p.m. Thursday, April 16
Nine weeks before a 20-year-old KU student was killed in a hit-and-run, the driver accused in her death was arrested by a deputy on suspicion of DUI and other crimes, but the charges in that case weren't filed until March, months after the student's death.
Douglas County District Attorney Dakota Loomis on Thursday told the Journal-World that the delay was due to his ...
Failing to register as a violent offender in Kansas is a serious offense, and on Wednesday a convicted felon in Douglas County discovered just how serious.
Devontae Deshon Rae Torres, who was convicted in 2022 of siccing a pit bull on a man, was ordered to stand trial on two counts of aggravated violation of the Kansas Offender Registration Act, a Level 3 person felony punishable by a minimum of 55 months in ...
