A man who's been charged with two counts of child rape made his first appearance in court Friday, and a Douglas County judge set his bond at $1 million. The defendant, Steven Snow, was arrested Thursday morning, as Lawrence police announced in a news release later that day. Snow, 36, is accused of raping a child under the age of 14. The two offense dates are listed in the criminal complaint as July 8 and Aug. ...
A man who seriously injured a motorcyclist while driving drunk two years ago was convicted of a felony Thursday in Douglas County District Court and will have to pay the victim thousands of dollars for medical expenses. George Donner Jr. was originally charged with aggravated battery while driving under the influence, but he pleaded no contest to attempted aggravated battery, a lower-level felony. Because the ...
Updated at 5:18 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 A Douglas County judge on Thursday ordered the murder defendant in January’s fatal shooting at The Hawk to stand trial, denying his motion for immunity from prosecution based on self-defense. Judge Amy Hanley said that no evidence supported Daitron Daniels Strickland's claim that he had acted in self-defense when he shot two other teens, one fatally. Under ...
Story updated at 3:26 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9: The suspect in a fatal stabbing in downtown Lawrence last week has now been charged with murder. Keisonn Smith Jr., 25, was arrested Aug. 30 in connection with the death of 20-year-old McMillin Tutu, of Kansas City, Missouri, and - after some delay - was charged Tuesday with second-degree murder and intimidation of a witness or victim. The Douglas County District ...
Two individuals who believe they deserve a piece of a medical malpractice settlement were disappointed Wednesday when a Douglas County judge ruled that they did not have standing to intervene in the case in pursuit of attorney fees. The unusual request - Judge James McCabria said he had never handled anything like it - came from two attorneys, Donna Huffman and Jason Belveal, who had previously worked on behalf ...
A woman who was accused of stealing a City of Lawrence bus last summer and driving it across town has pleaded no contest to lesser charges and is scheduled to be sentenced next month. The woman, Sherika Carey, was originally charged with robbery, fleeing or attempting to elude police and unlawful request for emergency service assistance for an incident on Sept. 19, 2025, in which she reportedly pried open a bus ...