Lawrence Public Safety Headlines for February 9, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Attorneys for defendant in double murder case allowed to withdraw after client reportedly instigated physical altercation with lawyer]( A Lawrence man accused of murdering two people last summer was appointed new defense attorneys Thursday in Douglas County District Court after one of his previous attorneys said that the man had started a physical altercation with him. Rodney ... [Attorneys for defendant in double murder case allowed to withdraw after client reportedly instigated physical altercation with lawyer]( By: Staff Report A Lawrence man accused of murdering two people last summer was appointed new defense attorneys Thursday in Douglas County District Court after one of his previous attorneys said that the man had started a physical altercation with him. Rodney ... February 9, 2023 @ 11:42am [5 Topeka police officers cleared in fatal shooting]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — Five Topeka police officers will not face charges after shooting and killing a man who rushed them with a knife last year, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said. Kagay said on Tuesday that Kansas Bureau of Investigation ... February 8, 2023 @ 3:25pm [Ottawa man sentenced in Douglas County to more than 21 years for rape of 13-year-old girl]( By: Chris Conde An Ottawa man was sentenced Wednesday in Douglas County District Court to more than 21 years for raping a 13-year-old girl after giving her alcohol. The man, Ernest F. Ingram II, 22, was convicted of one felony count of rape and one felony ... February 8, 2023 @ 3:05pm [Lawrence man convicted of aggravated assault for threatening tow truck driver with a gun]( By: Chris Conde A Douglas County jury returned a guilty verdict Wednesday morning for a man who threatened a tow truck driver with a gun in 2021 as the driver was loading the man's vehicle for towing. Brandon Andrew Harry Seepersad, 26, of Lawrence, was ... February 8, 2023 @ 11:22am [{NAME} City man charged with rape and aggravated domestic battery]( By: Chris Conde A {NAME} City man was charged on Tuesday in Douglas County District Court with choking and raping a woman. The man, Matthew Thaine Lee, 58, faces one felony count of rape of a 37-year-old woman, one felony count of aggravated domestic battery ... February 8, 2023 @ 11:05am [At rape trial in Douglas County, woman says friend and work associate assaulted her multiple times]( By: Chris Conde A woman testified Tuesday in Douglas County District Court that she was sexually assaulted multiple times by a friend and work associate who is now standing trial for numerous sex crimes. The accused, Axel R. Bordelon, 30, of Council Bluffs, ... February 7, 2023 @ 5:32pm 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