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Woman sentenced in death, endangerment of 1-year-old child

A 24-year-old woman has been sentenced on charges related to the 2023 death and endangerment of a 1-year-old child in her care. Liberti N. Figueroa was convicted Aug. 12 of two counts of aggravated endangering of a child following a two-day jury trial in Leavenworth County District Court. The ...

Former Leavenworth district teacher sentenced for sex crimes

A former teacher has been sentenced to more than 10 years in the Kansas Department of Corrections for sex crimes involving children. Jerome C. Riscovallez, 55, was sentenced Friday in Leavenworth County District Court. On Sept. 5, Riscovallez was found guilty of two counts of aggravated ...

Basehor man found guilty in child sex abuse case

A Basehor man who admitted to two church pastors that he sexually abused children is awaiting sentencing. On Sept. 23, a Leavenworth County jury found 47-year-old Charles S. Bell guilty of two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, per a release from the office of Leavenworth ...

KCK woman sentenced in forgery case

A Kansas City, Kansas, woman has been sentenced to prison for forgery related to an attempted purchase of a vehicle from a Leavenworth used car dealership. On Wednesday, Sept. 17, Michelle V. Burnett, 33, was sentenced to 10 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections for forgery, per a ...

Tonganoxie women sentenced in animal cruelty case

Two Tonganoxie woman have been sentenced in an animal cruelty case. Jessica L. Fleer, 35, and Amanda E. Fleer, 42, were sentenced Friday in Leavenworth County District Court, per a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson. According to court documents filed Feb. ...

Tonganoxie man sentenced on charges related to motorcycle chase

A Tonganoxie man has been sentenced to more than a year of prison and jail time after being convicted of charges stemming from a 2023 motorcycle pursuit. On Friday, Gary L. Dixon, 43, was sentenced to 14 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections for fleeing or attempting to elude an ...

Man found guilty of aggravated battery

A Leavenworth County jury found Alvaro E. Pertuz, 25, guilty of aggravated battery following a trial that lasted less than one day Aug. 25, per a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson. According to court records, Pertuz was charged on July 25, 2022, after an ...

Woman sentenced in Walmart theft case

A Leavenworth County woman has been sentenced to 12 months in jail after pleading guilty to theft stemming from a 2024 incident at Walmart, release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson read. According to court records, Tara Ann Huerta, 40, unlawfully obtained store ...