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Justice And Courts

Leavenworth man pleads guilty for attempted residential burglary

A Leavenworth man who used pliers and a stick to steal coins from laundry machines has been sentenced. On June 14, Charles A. Norman, 41, entered a plea of guilty on a charge of attempted residential burglary. According to court documents, on June 30, 2022, an employee of a Leavenworth ...

Leavenworth man sentenced in case involving minor with unattended handgun

A Leavenworth man who pled guilty last month in a case involving a toddler who was seriously wounded during a self-inflicted shooting involving an unattended handgun was sentenced Monday in Leavenworth County District Court. Andrew Orser, 29, was arrested Nov. 5, 2022, after police officers ...

Leavenworth man found guilty of rape, soliciting to have victims murdered

A Leavenworth man who thought he was conspiring with fellow inmates to have two of his victims murdered has been found guilty on charges connected to capital murder and rape. Steven M. Manczuk, 40, was found guilty of rape, aggravated criminal sodomy, sexual exploitation of a child, and ...

Man sentenced to prison following police pursuit, assault on officer

A Leavenworth County Judge sentenced a Linwood man on charges related to threatening a deputy with a gun, fleeing from police and driving with a suspended license. The sentencing took place Wednesday, July 12, in Leavenworth County District Court. Cody D. Cramer, 36, was sentenced to serve 18 ...

Abortion clinics in Kansas, Virginia and Montana sue to protect pill access

Abortion providers in three states filed a lawsuit Monday aimed at preserving access to the abortion pill mifepristone, even as the drug is threatened by a separate Texas lawsuit winding its way through U.S. court system. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Virginia on behalf of ...

Lansing inmate sentenced to 14 more months

Byron Brooks, 38-year-old inmate at Lansing Correctional Facility, was sentenced to an additional 14 months for attempted aggravated battery. While in custody, Brooks was needed to be fingerprinted and began to attack a sheriff’s deputy, according to a release from Leavenworth County ...

Leavenworth men sentenced to multiple years in drug cases

Jack Thomas, 22, Leavenworth, was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison on Wednesday, March 1, in Leavenworth County District Court for conspiracy to distribute Alprazolam and possession of drug paraphernalia. Thomas was sentenced to 150 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections, according ...