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Justice And Courts

Armed confrontation leads to felony convictions

A Leavenworth County jury convicted 43-year-old Gerome Keith King II, of Kansas City, Missouri, July 1 on multiple charges stemming from an operation involving numerous agencies, including the Leavenworth Police Department, per a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd ...

Leavenworth woman awaits sentencing in child endangerment case

A Leavenworth woman is awaiting sentencing following an investigation into the neglect of a 22-month-old child who was brought to a Kansas City hospital on Jan. 20. According to a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, medical personnel reported that the child ...

Inmate who attacked another inmate sentenced

A Leavenworth County Jail inmate has been sentenced to prison for attacking another inmate earlier this year, according to a release from the office of Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson. Christian M. Harris, 21, was sentenced Friday to 23 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections ...

KCK man involved in high-speed chase that started in Tonganoxie sentenced

Brandon S. Alvis, 32, of Kansas City, Kansas, was sentenced Friday to nearly 6 years in prison following his conviction by a jury May 5 of three counts of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer and one count of flee or attempt to elude, stemming from a high-speed pursuit last August, ...

Judges, lawyers, including Tonganoxie grad, apply for Supreme Court vacancy

Seven judges, one of whom is a Tonganoxie High School graduate, and eight lawyers applied by a Monday deadline to fill a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court that will be created when Justice Evelyn Wilson resigns July 4. THS graduate Carl Adrian Folsom III, currently a district judge from ...

Leavenworth man sentenced for attempting to flee police

A Leavenworth man has been sentenced to prison after attempting to flee from police on a bicycle earlier this year, according to a release from Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson. On Feb. 6, 2025, officers in the area of Shawnee Street and North 10th Street observed a man riding a ...

Woman who stole debit card pleads guilty

A Leavenworth woman who used a stolen debit card at a Walmart self-checkout line awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to a charge related to the theft and unauthorized use of a stolen debit card. On March 1, 2024, an investigation began after a woman reported to Leavenworth police that her ...

Inmate who attacked another inmate sentenced to more than 2 years

A 42-year-old inmate who attacked another inmate inside a Leavenworth County prison has been sentenced to additional prison time. On Jan. 9, 2024, Tieller M. Adams knowingly and recklessly caused bodily harm to an inmate inside the Lansing Correctional Facility, according to a release from the ...

Bonner Springs man convicted of stealing mail from mailboxes

A 31-year-old Bonner Springs man awaits sentencing after being convicted of stealing mail from mailboxes with raised red flags. According to court documents, Dakota J. Bogart was arrested on March 23, 2023. At the time of his arrest, authorities found mail in his vehicle that did not belong ...