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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Lawrence police officers arrested a man overnight who said he killed his grandmother by strangling her, according to a news release from the department. Officers were dispatched to a home just southwest of Clinton Parkway and Crestline Drive a little before 2 a.m. Saturday. Dispatchers told ...
Three people from Lawrence, including two Douglas County District Court judges, have submitted applications to become the next justice on the Kansas Supreme Court. Judge Amy Hanley, Judge Carl Folsom III and attorney Meryl Carver-Allmond, all of Lawrence, are among seven people who have ...
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 ...