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Leavenworth man gives plea in meth case

Jason Schroyer, 46, Leavenworth, recently gave a plead of no contest to possession of methamphetamine.On June 16, 2016, Wal-Mart loss prevention noticed a man later identified to be Jason Schroyer taking Bert’s Bees lip-balm, and Baby’s Lip lip-balm and leaving their store without paying ...

Easton man convicted in DUI case

A 71-year-old Easton man was convicted by jury recently of driving under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of an injury accident and failure to maintain a lane.Dale Kays appeared last week in Leavenworth County District Court. The convictions are from an incident on Jan. 22, 2016, ...

Tonganoxie man convicted in animal cruelty case

A Tonganoxie man was convicted of one count cruelty to animals this week in Leavenworth County District Court.Jesse D. Atkinson, 33, was convicted of the animal cruelty count.Megan Williams with the Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office filed charges following a report made to law enforcement ...

Tonganoxie woman pleads no contest to 5 counts of felony theft from employer

A Tonganoxie resident entered a no contest plea Wednesday to five counts of felony theft in a case involving an employer.Dorothy Kay Lean, 56, entered the plea in Leavenworth District Court.According to Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, the charges stemmed from her employment as ...

Former Lansing Correctional Facility employee pleads no contest to meth charge

A 60-year-old Fort Scott woman who was a Lansing Correctional Facility employee has pleaded no contest to a methamphetamine charge in Leavenworth County.Jacqueline Doty faces one count methamphetamine possession with intent to distribute at the Lansing Correction Facility.On June 25, 2014, ...

Tonganoxie man pleads guilty to fracturing infant son’s skull

A 30-year-old Tonganoxie man admitted to fracturing his 3-month-old son’s skull Monday while in Leavenworth County District Court.Derek Foote entered a guilty plea to aggravated battery of his three-month-old son after it was discovered the baby sustained a skull fracture while left in ...

Tonganoxie man pleads no contest in case involving juvenile

A 54-year-old Tonganoxie pleaded no contest to two cases Friday in Leavenworth County District Court.Warren P. Thompson entered a no contest plea to one charge of aggravated child endangerment and another for possession of a methamphetamine.On May 3, 2015, officers with the Tonganoxie Police ...

Ex-lawmaker faces sentencing for fraud to finance campaign

Wichita ? A former Kansas legislator is due to be sentenced for defrauding a bank to help fund his political activities in a federal case that highlights the state's lax state campaign finance laws.Former Republican state Rep. Trent LeDoux, 41, of Holton, pleaded guilty to bank fraud last May ...

Employer sent to prison for hiring workers illegally in U.S.

Kansas City, Kan. ? A suburban Kansas City hotel owner was sentenced Monday to 27 months in prison in a case that highlights the U.S. Justice Department's shift to targeting employers who knowingly hire immigrants not authorized to work in the United States.Munir Ahmad Chaudary, 53, and his ...