A 29-year-old Tecumseh man accused of second-degree murder in Douglas County was booked into the Douglas County Jail this week. The man, Zachary Ray Odom, has been charged with multiple crimes related to the death of Leonard "Skip" Schupp, 51, of Oskaloosa, after an alleged drunk driving ...
The Douglas County District Attorney's Office is asking a judge to keep secret the reasons of police for arresting a man in an armed robbery and assault case — a request that comes on the heels of the DA also asking for the plea agreement itself to be kept under wraps. The reasons for the ...
Standing before a banner with the motto “Leave no veteran behind,” Douglas County District Court Judge Amy Hanley hailed the court’s new Veterans Treatment Court as a second chance for veterans involved in the criminal justice system. During the court’s opening ceremony at the Douglas ...
The Kansas Supreme Court has appointed District Judge Mark Simpson as chief judge of the 7th Judicial District, in Douglas County, effective Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2027. He will succeed Chief Judge James McCabria whose term expires Dec. 31. The 7th Judicial District is Douglas ...
A 42-year-old Topeka man was convicted Wednesday of two counts of sexual exploitation of a child after he pleaded no contest to the charges in Douglas County District Court. In exchange for Jason Morrison's plea, which came just days before his scheduled trial, the state agreed to drop two ...
A man who was accused of repeatedly stabbing a homeless woman in the head with a knife last spring was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 10 years in prison. Marquise Zontae Bowens, 20, was originally charged with attempted second-degree murder in the May 15 incident after Lawrence police ...