Chris Conde

3 days ago | www2.ljworld.com | Chris Conde

Charges have been dismissed against a Lawrence man accused of kidnapping and threatening a woman with a machete. TThe man, Daniel Louis Schuckman, 48, was charged with one count each of kidnapping, aggravated intimidation of a witness, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, interference with law enforcement and criminal threat, all felonies, and one count each of criminal deprivation of property and domestic battery, both misdemeanors, as the Journal-World reported.

1 week ago | www2.ljworld.com | Chris Conde

A murder trial where a 19 year-old man is alleged to have shot and killed a 17-year-old boy was delayed on Friday for the second time this year after the victim’s mother was charged with firing a gun at a Lawrence residence with children inside. Cir Allen Keith Glover, 19, of Lawrence, is charged with first degree murder in connection with the shooting death of 17-year-old Isaiah Neal on June 13, 2024 at 2406 Alabama Street.

1 week ago | www2.ljworld.com | Chris Conde

A Lawrence man was sentenced on Friday to more than 10 years in prison for attacking a Douglas County sheriff’s deputy while in court in 2022. Last month, a jury convicted John Timothy Price, 36, of one felony count of battery on a law enforcement officer, and Judge Amy Hanley sentenced him on Friday to 130 months, or 10.8 years, in prison. The incident he was convicted for in March happened during two back-to-back trials in December 2022.

1 week ago | www2.ljworld.com | Chris Conde

Law enforcement is searching for a Lawrence man in relation to a past case, but warns the public that he should be considered armed and dangerous. The man, Cadence Elijah Nunez-Ruckman, 28, was spotted by police on Thursday riding a bicycle near 14th and Connecticut streets but he fled the scene causing nearby New York Elementary and Central Middle School to take security precautions, according to a release from the Lawrence Police Department.

1 week ago | www2.ljworld.com | Chris Conde

A trial has been scheduled for a Topeka man accused of buying nude photos and videos of two 16-year-old girls to sell. The man, Jason J. Morrison, 42, is charged in Douglas County District Court with two counts of aggravated human trafficking and two counts of sexual exploitation of a child. The charges are in connection with an a series of incidents between February 2019 and May of 2023 and began when the victims were 16, as the Journal-World reported. Judge Amy Hanley scheduled an Oct.