Driver convicted of manslaughter in fatal wreck
Jordan L. White 24 of Lawrence pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter and DUI after a crash at 10:40 p.m. April 17, 2017, at East 15th Street and Haskell Avenue. White, allegedly drunk and under multiple drugs, drove 76 mph in a 30 mph zone, hitting Stephen Douglass 49 of Eudora, who died at the scene. Sentencing set for May 25.
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Jordan L. White
Lawrence
Douglas County
Sally Pokorny
White
East 15Th Street
Haskell Avenue
Stephen Douglass
Eudora
East Lawrence Recreation Center
Staffer reports shooting threat at middle school
Liberty Memorial Central Middle School notified police after a staff member overheard a student threaten a school shooting. The district said it informed the student’s guardian, began disciplinary action, and police are investigating. Spokeswoman Julie Boyle offered few details on when or where the threat occurred.
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Liberty Memorial Central Middle School
Lawrence
Board
Julie Boyle
Joint trial approved in motel murder case
Three men charged in the Lawrence Motel 6 homicide case will proceed together at a two week jury trial beginning May 29 after a Douglas County judge ruled no severance. Defense had asked for separate trials citing fairness concerns. The shooting at Motel 6 room 308 on Sept. 2, 2017 left 23 year old Cameron Hooks dead and two injured. The defendants are Tyrone J. Carvin Ramone Singleton and Shawn K. Smith.
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Lawrence Motel 6
Douglas County
Sally Pokorny
N. Third St
North Lawrence
Cameron Hooks
Lenexa
Tyrone J. Carvin
Kansas City
Kan
Ramone Singleton
Shawn K. Smith
Hospital statements allowed at Eudora homicide trial
A judge ruled that statements Bo Hopson made to a friend from his hospital bed after a shooting can be admitted at the murder trial of Danny W. Queen. The statements are non testimonial and treated as a casual conversation between friends, despite Hopson not knowing his death was imminent. The jury trial is set to begin in April in Douglas County District Court.
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Eudora
Bo Hopson
Hopson
Douglas County District Court
Peggy Kittel
Summer Mayberry
Kittel
Danny W. Queen
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