People are attracted to Christmas lights like moths to a flame, so it’s not hugely surprising to Forestry Supervisor Levi Parkin that the new light tunnel in Lawrence’s South Park has proved such a hit. It is hugely gratifying, though. “It seems to be popular,” he said Tuesday afternoon — an accurate assessment, given that shortly after sundown Tuesday, an assortment of families, cyclists, runners ...
A Lawrence man was ordered to stand trial Monday after witnesses testified that he beat them bloody with a pistol and fired the gun in a moving car in which a 5-year-old was a passenger. A witness told the court that a group of four people — herself; her male friend; her friend’s 5-year-old; and the defendant, Elijah Joseph Garcia — were returning to Lawrence late at night from an Oktoberfest event in ...
A man was convicted Friday of voluntary manslaughter in the drug death of a 32-year-old Lawrence father. The defendant, Kristopher Koby Alaniz, 35, pleaded guilty in Douglas County District Court to that charge and to a felony paraphernalia charge as part of a plea deal with the District Attorney’s Office in which multiple other felony charges were dropped. He had originally been charged with distribution of ...
Ahead of a Lawrence man’s upcoming trial for double first-degree murder, a Douglas County judge on Friday clarified how the term “hit list” could be used in front of a jury. Rodney E. Marshall, 53, will face jurors beginning Jan. 6 in connection with the deaths of Shelby McCoy, 52, and William D. O’Brien, 43, on July 31, 2022. Marshall is alleged to have shot McCoy at 1115 Tennessee St. before driving ...
A Lawrence man who severely beat his roommate, causing facial fractures, was sentenced to three years of probation Thursday in Douglas County District Court. Judge Amy Hanley handed down the sentence for aggravated battery to Miles Adams, 46, after the Douglas County District Attorney's Office, represented by Assistant DA Jenna Phelps, joined defense attorney Gary West in recommending that Adams not go to ...
A habitual drunk driver who was convicted of at least his fifth DUI will spend 48 hours in jail, followed by 30 days of house arrest and 24 months of probation, a Douglas County judge ruled Thursday. The defendant, David Dearborn, 57, pleaded guilty to two felony DUIs on Oct. 23, and also to two misdemeanor counts of violating a protection order, as the Journal-World reported. In exchange for the plea, the ...