Topeka man charged with aggravated assault for allegedly threatening people with gun after basketball game in Lawrence
photo by: Journal-World File Photo
In this file photo from Aug. 4, 2020, a Lawrence Police Department patrol vehicle is pictured outside the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center.
A Topeka man has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly threatening four people with a handgun following a dispute during a pick-up basketball game.
The man, Isaaic C. Jameson, 22, of Topeka, was arrested Wednesday night in the 4600 block of Bauer Farm Drive on suspicion of aggravated assault in connection with an incident on Feb. 21. Police made contact with Jameson during a traffic stop around 6:40 p.m. and took him into custody, said Lawrence Police Department spokesperson Lt. David Ernst.
Jameson has been charged with four counts of aggravated assault, one charge for each person he allegedly threatened with a handgun, according to charging documents from the Douglas County District Court. The assault charge is a severity level 7 person felony.
A preliminary hearing for Jameson has been set for 10 a.m. March 22.
As previously reported by the Journal-World, around 7:45 p.m. on Feb. 21, officers responded to a disturbance with weapons at 100 Rock Chalk Drive, near Sports Pavilion Lawrence. A person reported they had been battered by one suspect and had a gun pointed at them by another suspect during a pick-up basketball game but the suspects left before police arrived, Ernst said.
The incident remains under investigation, Ernst said.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.







