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Justice And Courts

Tonganoxie husband and wife fined $2,000 each for teen alcohol parties

In what the judge and prosecutor agreed was a cautionary tale for changing times, a Tonganoxie husband and wife were each fined $2,000 and received one-year suspended sentences for hosting a party at which alcohol was available to minors.Julie Whaler, 47, and Richard Whaler, 44, were each fined ...

Easton teacher pleads guilty to having sex with student

A teacher at a Leavenworth County high school has pleaded guilty to three counts of voluntary, unlawful sexual relations with a student.Shannon Young, 36, plead guilty as charged to all three counts of unlawful voluntary sexual relations with a then 17-year-old student at Pleasant Ridge High ...

State’s chief justice announces retirement

Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert E. Davis announced Tuesday morning that he was resigning — effective immediately — because of health reasons.In a letter to Gov. Mark Parkinson, Davis said his decision had been difficult.“But it is a choice I make in the best interest of the ...

Guilty plea entered in case involving threats at Leavenworth Kmart

A Leavenworth resident has pleaded guilty to charges related to an incident in which he threatened to kill customers and workers at the Leavenworth Kmart.Oliver Gillom Jr., 26, pled guilty Wednesday in Leavenworth County District Court to charges of aggravated assault, criminal threat, felony ...

Leavenworth County couple indicted for bank fraud

Gary F. Wells, 65, and Arlie M. Wells, 64, are charged with five counts of bank fraud. In addition, Allie Wells is charged with three counts of money laundering. The crimes are alleged to have occurred from Aug. 2, 2005, through June 5, 2006, in Leavenworth County.The indictment alleges the ...

Leavenworth resident enters guilty plea for murder of child

A Leavenworth man has pleaded guilty to murdering a four-year-old child.Jason Lee Jones, 33, pleaded guilty Friday in Leavenworth County District Court to one count of second degree murder and one count of abuse of a child. The boy died from blunt force trauma Oct. 4, 2009 while the child’s ...

Former Basehor-Linwood teacher to serve two days in jail in sex case

A former Basehor-Linwood High School teacher will serve two days in jail for inappropriate sexual relations with a student. Scott Neil, who was a high school history teacher and wrestling coach, received a six-month suspended sentence Wednesday in Leavenworth County District Court for one count ...