Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for September 6, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> Special Offer - All-Access to LJWorld.com $30 for 6 months - Just 17¢ per day! If you haven’t already, please consider supporting local journalism through a digital subscription to LJWorld.com. Subscribers are the No. 1 source of revenue that supports our local journalists. [Subscribe Today]( [KU student sentenced to 32 months, suspended to probation, for battery, burglary in case originally charged as rape]( A University of Kansas student who was originally charged with rape was sentenced on Friday to nearly three years in prison — suspended to probation — after accepting a plea deal for aggravated battery and residential burglary. The ... [KU student sentenced to 32 months, suspended to probation, for battery, burglary in case originally charged as rape]( By: Kim Callahan A University of Kansas student who was originally charged with rape was sentenced on Friday to nearly three years in prison — suspended to probation — after accepting a plea deal for aggravated battery and residential burglary. The ... September 6, 2024 @ 11:55am [Judge diverts from plea deal for rural Kansas prosecutor, sentences him to jail time]( By: Anna Kaminski and Sherman Smith ERIE — A rural Kansas prosecutor apologized for his shortcomings and committing misdemeanor crimes before being escorted to jail Wednesday after years of investigation into allegations of more serious misconduct. In a hearing at the ... September 5, 2024 @ 3:16pm [Firm trial date set for defendant in Lawrence rape case, 7 years after alleged crime and numerous delays]( By: Kim Callahan A firm trial date has now been set for a man accused of raping a woman in Lawrence more than seven years ago — after the court and the state both expressed frustration with multiple delays sought by the defendant. “I’m not moving these ... September 5, 2024 @ 12:40pm [Argument on Lawrence city bus leads to knives being pulled, one arrest]( By: Kim Callahan An altercation on a Lawrence city bus Wednesday ended with knives being pulled and one arrest being made, according to Lawrence police. A little after 5:30 p.m. officers were called to the 2400 block of Venture Park Drive for reports of a ... September 5, 2024 @ 10:51am [Man accused of chasing couple with hatchet pleads not guilty, gets December trial date]( By: Kim Callahan A man accused of chasing a couple with a hatchet last year near a homeless camp in North Lawrence pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Douglas County District Court, and a trial date was set for late fall. Brandon Eugene Snow, 33, was originally ... September 4, 2024 @ 4:35pm [Judge delays plea hearing for 6 weeks so that conviction won't show up on man's background check for job]( By: Kim Callahan A Douglas County judge on Wednesday delayed a plea hearing for a man accused of recklessly discharging a firearm so that the conviction would not show up during an employer’s upcoming background check of the man. Michael Page, the defense ... September 4, 2024 @ 3:59pm [Man originally charged with attempted murder in Motel 6 shooting gets plea deal for aggravated battery]( By: Kim Callahan A Lawrence man who was charged last year with attempted first-degree murder after allegedly shooting a man was found guilty Wednesday in Douglas County District Court of the lesser crime of aggravated battery. Evan Gauge Heffner, 19, pleaded no ... September 4, 2024 @ 12:49pm [Lawrence man found guilty of battering police officer, felony flee and elude]( By: Kim Callahan A Lawrence man was found guilty Wednesday in Douglas County District Court of recklessly fleeing from police and battering an officer. The defendant, Michael Andrew Smith, 40, as part of a deal with the District Attorney’s Office, pleaded ... September 4, 2024 @ 12:22pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044