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Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts April 25, 2024 - 3:04 pm

Jury acquits man charged in beating death of Lawrence man

by Andrea Albright

A jury on Thursday found Chadwick E. Potter not guilty of second-degree murder in the death last summer of 62-year-old David Sullivan.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts April 24, 2024 - 12:48 am

Expert testifies that Lawrence man died from blunt force trauma; police detail ‘civil’ interactions with defendant

by Andrea Albright

A man whose body was found downtown last summer died from multiple blunt force injuries, an expert testified Tuesday. Police officers also shared details of ”very civil” interactions they’d had with the defendant.

Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts April 22, 2024 - 9:14 pm

Testimony focuses on crime scene during first day of trial in beating death of Lawrence man

by Andrea Albright

A Lawrence paramedic described the victim’s condition during the first testimony in the trial of a man accused of killing a 62-year-old Lawrence man last summer.

August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts July 13, 2023 - 9:38 pm

Lawrence police arrest man in connection with downtown homicide

by Lawrence Times

Lawrence police on Thursday night announced that they arrested a man in connection with the homicide of David Blaine Sullivan, a 62-year-old Lawrence man who was found dead downtown Wednesday morning.

August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Lawrence news July 12, 2023 - 2:39 pm

Man found dead in downtown Lawrence; police investigating as possible homicide

by Lawrence Times

David Blaine Sullivan, a 62-year-old Lawrence man, was found dead in downtown Lawrence Wednesday morning, and police are investigating his death as a potential homicide.

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