In a courtroom hallway Friday, the brother of a slain man tightly embraced the sister of the man's killer — in acknowledgement of the loss both families have suffered.
The emotional gesture — rare in criminal cases — followed the sentencing hearing of 58-year-old Robert Earl Davis, who was ordered to serve nearly 13 years in prison for fatally stabbing Daniel Evan Brooks, 66, of Lawrence, on Aug. 18, ...
A defendant accused of killing a man and injuring the man's child while driving under the influence waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday and told the court that he is hoping for a plea deal with the state.
Zachary Odom, 29, of Tecumseh, faces a second-degree murder charge in the death of Leonard “Skip” Schupp, 51, of Oskaloosa, after an alleged DUI incident on July 18 on U.S. Highway 40 in ...
A heavily redacted arrest affidavit in a hit-and-run that killed a 20-year-old KU student indicates that camera footage, vehicle debris, clothing fiber and other evidence led to a man's arrest in the case.
The affidavit also suggests that defendant William Ray Klingler attempted to pass off the damage to his Ford F150 as having been caused by a collision with a deer.
Arrest affidavits indicate why police ...
A Douglas County judge on Wednesday ordered a convicted rapist to spend the next two decades of his life in prison — rejecting his request for a significantly lighter sentence.
Judge Stacey Donovan's ruling followed the victim's disturbing description of how the man had raped her in the bed where her children were sleeping.
"I was crying, begging him to stop, and he didn't care," the woman said of ...
A Douglas County judge has ordered a competency evaluation for a man charged with fatally stabbing a 35-year-old Lawrence woman last summer.
The public defender for Aaron Blake Wright filed a motion for the evaluation last week, and Judge Amy Hanley granted it on Wednesday. The evaluation is for the purpose of determining whether Wright is competent to stand trial — that is, whether he is able to understand ...
In an unusual turn of events, a defendant has pleaded up, not down, in a criminal case, and on Tuesday he was given a year of probation and ordered to have no contact with his victims.
It's not clear why the 36-year-old defendant, Brian Hutton, a former high school English teacher, pleaded guilty to a higher level crime than what he was originally charged with, but doing so evidently means that he will be able ...
