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Missouri man pleads no contest in attempted murder case

Jason Westrem, 39, Houston Lake, Mo., pled no contest May 11 to one count of attempted murder in first degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault using a deadly weapon.The crimes he pled to involved an incident that occurred on May 27, 2020. On that day, Jason Westrem drove his black ...

Former coach gets 2 1/2 years for sexual exploitation of child

An Indianapolis man and former volleyball academy coach was sentenced Wednesday, April 27, in Leavenworth County District Court to more than 2 1/2 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child.Levinson Gibson, 27, formerly of Smithville, Mo., and currently of Indianapolis, was sentenced to ...

Leavenworth man sentenced to nearly 10 years in murder case

A Leavenworth man was sentenced Wednesday in Leavenworth County District Court to second-degree murder for the killing of Floyd Ross Jr. on May 4, 2021. Cordell Marqueise Stewart, 22, Leavenworth, was sentenced to 117 months, or nearly 10 years. Judge Gerald Kuckelman determined that Stewart ...

Former volleyball academy coach sentenced in child exploitation case

An Indianapolis man and former volleyball academy coach was sentenced Wednesday in Leavenworth County District Court to more than 2 1/2 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a child.Levinson Gibson, 27, formerly of Smithville, Mo., and currently of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 32 months. ...

Leavenworth County District Court briefs

Former teacher sentenced in attempted electronic solicitation caseA former Leavenworth teacher was sentenced Friday in Leavenworth County District Court to more than 2.5 years in prison for attempted electronic solicitation with someone whom the offender believes to be a child under the age of ...

KCMO man sentenced to probation after interfering with search warrant attempt

A 32-year-old Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced to probation recently in Leavenworth County District Court after pleading to interference with law enforcement in the process of serving a search warrant.On Aug. 9, 2018, Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office deputies were serving a search ...

Leavenworth man found guilty in kidnapping case

Lonnie A. Holmes, 32, Leavenworth, was found guilty of aggravated kidnapping, a severity level 1 person felony, aggravated robbery, a severity level 3 person felony and aggravated battery, a severity level 4 person felony after a four-day jury trial in Leavenworth County District Court.One of ...