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Andrea Albright / The Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts April 21, 2022 - 4:40 pm

Lawrence anti-mask protester will face trial in alleged assault at vaccine clinic for kids

by Andrea Albright

Video and voice recordings that played in court before a Lawrence man was bound over for trial on Thursday captured the anti-mask protester yelling obscenities at police and witnesses just after an alleged assault.

Mackenzie Clark / Lawrence Times file photo
Crime & Courts April 20, 2022 - 4:06 pm

Albert Wilson files wrongful conviction lawsuit 4 months after rape case is dismissed

by Mackenzie Clark

Albert Wilson, whose Lawrence rape case made headlines across the country, has filed a wrongful conviction lawsuit against the state of Kansas.

Andrea Albright / The Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts April 15, 2022 - 3:21 pm

New district judge position created for Douglas County District Court

by Mackenzie Clark

Kansas’ Seventh Judicial District will soon have a seventh division and judge.

Andrea Albright / The Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts April 1, 2022 - 8:12 pm

‘Monster in the dark’ sentenced to 19 months probation following plea agreement

by Andrea Albright

A man who was originally charged with raping his 17-year-old stepdaughter was sentenced on Friday to 19 months of probation after reaching a plea agreement with the district attorney’s office.

Andrea Albright / Lawrence Times photos
Crime & Courts March 30, 2022 - 6:22 pm

Texas man to be tried for rape after alleged assault of KU student

by Andrea Albright

A judge on Tuesday bound a 25-year-old Texas man over for trial on a charge of raping a woman while she was too intoxicated to give consent, but the man’s defense attorney questions whether investigators collected evidence effectively to support the case.

Crime & Courts March 15, 2022 - 3:24 pm

Ex-Lawrence police officer charged in alleged on-duty rape, plus 24 other counts

by Andrea Albright

A man accused of raping a 20-year-old woman while he was on duty as a Lawrence police officer was formally charged during a court appearance Tuesday afternoon.

Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts March 12, 2022 - 10:17 am

In Lawrence murder solicitation case, judge removes attorneys for prosecution and defense

by Andrea Albright

A Douglas County judge on Friday removed both the prosecutor and defense attorney in the case of a man accused of seeking to kill a witness while awaiting trial for aggravated robbery.

Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts March 7, 2022 - 8:45 am

Douglas County District Court drops mask requirement; judges may still ask people to wear masks

by Lawrence Times

Those with business in Douglas County District Court will no longer be required to wear masks to enter the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, effective Monday.

August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times file photo
Crime & Courts February 11, 2022 - 6:17 pm

Man charged with soliciting murder after paperwork seized from his Douglas County jail cell

by Andrea Albright

A man was charged Thursday with allegedly attempting to have someone killed — a charge that comes two and a half months after a Douglas County jail cell search that the man’s defense attorney says violated his client’s constitutional rights.

Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts February 1, 2022 - 6:14 pm

Baldwin City police sergeant’s criminal record again ordered sealed

by Andrea Albright

A Douglas County judge on Monday reinstated an order to seal the record of a Baldwin City police sergeant after acknowledging that the Kansas statute used to set it aside did not apply.

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