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In this file photo from Aug. 4, 2020, a Lawrence Police Department patrol vehicle is pictured outside the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center.
A Paola man is facing felony charges after allegedly fleeing from Lawrence police in a stolen vehicle and running through a bystander’s home last week.
Lt. David Ernst of the Lawrence Police Department told the Journal-World Monday that officers arrested James F. Korgol around 8 p.m. Thursday in the 5800 block of Silverstone Drive after the incident. Korgol, 36, was formally charged in Douglas County District Court on Friday with aggravated burglary, interference with law enforcement and theft, all of which are felonies.
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STATELINE, Nev. A jury trial for a man facing up to life in prison in a drug trafficking case was canceled after he failed to appear Tuesday in Douglas County District Court.
Joseph Cudia
A $100,000 nationwide warrant has been issued for the arrest of Joseph Allen Cudia, 46, after alternative sentencing officials said a GPS monitoring bracelet has gone dead.
District Judge Tod Young ordered forfeiture proceedings to begin against Cudia.
“I am loath to bring in 75-80 members of the community to have him simply not show up for trial,” Young said. “Until he’s apprehended the trial should be vacated.”
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In this file photo from Aug. 4, 2020, a Lawrence Police Department patrol vehicle is pictured outside the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center.
Three men are facing felony charges stemming from two incidents in Lawrence last weekend, including a “strong-armed robbery,” a police official said.
All three men were formally charged in Douglas County District Court on Tuesday. Jamaz D. Epps, of Lawrence, 18, was charged with aggravated robbery; Kavaun M. Clark, of Lawrence, 19, was charged with aggravated assault; and Michael D. Phillips, of Kansas City, Mo., 18, was charged with aggravated robbery.
During the hearing, Clark said he and Phillips are brothers.
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Chairs are spaced apart at the Flory Meeting Hall of the Douglas County Fairgrounds on Dec. 18, 2020. Douglas County District Court began using the facility for jury trials this month.
As the Douglas County District Court recently resumed jury trials amid the coronavirus pandemic, the court began a daunting task of working a yearlong backlog of cases that will take months to resolve.
That backlog also means new criminal cases in the county that require jury trials could take much longer than usual, and individuals who are in jail awaiting new trials could be there until the end of the year.
600 potential jurors to be called for STEM School shooting suspectâs trial
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Police, fire and ambulances outside of STEM School Highlands Ranch after a shooting at the school Tuesday afternoon.
By: Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post
Posted at 6:22 PM, Apr 09, 2021
and last updated 2021-04-09 20:22:52-04
The 18th Judicial District will call 600 people to potentially serve as jurors in the upcoming trial for the adult suspect in the 2019 STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting.
The number of people needed in the jury pool was set Friday during a pre-trial conference before Douglas County District Court Judge Theresa Slade. The murder trial for Devon Erickson is scheduled to start May 24.