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Leavenworth woman convicted in rape case involving 16-month-old

A 41-year-old Leavenworth woman was convicted Thursday of one count rape of an 16-month-old girl.Mahogany Payne was convicted in Leavenworth County District court. For the purpose of this case, rape is defined as sexual intercourse with a victim younger than 14 when the offender is 18 or ...

Kansas City man gets nearly 10 years in meth case

A 48-year-old Kansas City man was sentenced last month in Leavenworth County District Court to nearly 10 years in prison on methpamphetamine charges.George Dobbs was sentenced July 14 to 117 months to the Department of Corrections for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. A ...

Tonganoxie USD 464 superintendent’s court appearance moved to August

Tonganoxie USD 464 Superintendent Chris Kleidosty won’t appear in Linn County District Court again until the middle of August.Kleidosty was scheduled to appear last week for a motion to dismiss the case, but there was a continuation and the appearance was rescheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 7 in ...

Tonganoxie man sentenced to more than 3 years for drugs, robbery charges

A Tonganoxie man was sentenced earlier this week to more than 3 years in prison for drug possession and other charges.Joshua H. Pearson, 39, was sentenced Wednesday on one count possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, a severity level 5 drug felony, one count of robbery and one ...

Jury convicts man in Fort Leavenworth indecent liberties case

A jury convicted a 24-year-old man of two counts aggravated indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14 and two counts aggravated indecent solicitation with a child after a week-long jury trial in Leavenworth County District Court.The jury heard evidence regarding Nicholas Clark, a ...

Leavenworth County inmate sentenced to more than 10 years

Lansing Correctional Facility inmate Scott Gilbert, 53, was sentenced to 130 months recently in Leavenworth County District Court for his aggravated escape from custody from Lansing Correctional Facility on May 10, 2013.Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, noted in court that Gilbert had ...

Tonganoxie man gives no contest plea during indecent liberties case

A 19-year-old Tonganoxie man pleaded no contest Monday in Leavenworth County District Court to aggravated indecent liberties with a child.Robert A. Richmond entered the plea in Courtroom 4 of the Leavenworth County Justice Center.The Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office filed charges ...

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, ...