The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office recently dropped a pair of charges against the owner of an infamous Derby exotic dance club, Michelle’s Beach House. While the move is significant for the defendant, the charges were dismissed without prejudice, meaning prosecutors are eligible to refile the case within the five-year statute of limitations for the charges. Case […]
Read MoreShawnee County District Judge Nancy Parrish recently allowed Caleb Kanatzar to dismiss his attorney and represent himself in court despite repeated warnings the legal maneuver could have serious adverse consequences. Kanatzar is charged with intentional second-degree murder for the killing of a Topeka man found dead in his car in the middle of the road […]
Read MoreAuthorities recently transferred a 17-year-old murder suspect from juvenile detention to an adult prison to stand trial for the slaying of a Shawnee County man in April. The defendant was only 16 years old at the time he allegedly assisted in the shooting, turning 17 less than three weeks later. The Shawnee County District Judge overseeing […]
Read MoreA 46-year-old Salina woman was recently apprehended in the stabbing death of a 45-year-old woman where a bystander was also attacked. The suspect was charged with second-degree murder and aggravated battery after police found her vehicle at Kansas Star Casino. She is currently in custody at Saline County jail. Police report the altercation took place […]
Read MoreKansas has instilled a law, KSA 21-3401, that is hopeful in preventing vicarious murders from people that are in the act of committing a felony. According to Kansas State Law: “Murder in the first degree is the killing of a human being committed . . . in the commission of, attempt to commit, or flight […]
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