DNA test results pending for man convicted of rape
The Leavenworth Times
A DNA sample from a man who was convicted of rape in 2007 in Leavenworth has been sent to laboratory for testing.
Kevin D. Skaggs, who maintains his innocence, requested to have the sample compared to a DNA sample collected from evidence in his criminal case.
Skaggs, 42, was convicted in 2007 in Leavenworth County District Court of three counts of rape, one count of aggravated criminal sodomy, two counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of promoting obscenity to minors.
The crimes reportedly occurred in 2004 and 2005 and stemmed from the sexual abuse of a child.
Status hearing scheduled in capital murder case
A Leavenworth County man who is charged with capital murder appeared in court Thursday.
Donald R. Jackson Jr. appeared in court for a status hearing. And his next status hearing has been scheduled for May 20.
Jackson, 40, is charged with capital murder for allegedly killing his two sons, ages 12 and 14. The bodies of the boys were found Oct. 24 at a residence on Hillside Road near Lansing.
The two boys had been shot, according to a probable cause affidavit prepared in the case.
Jackson, who remains in custody at the Leavenworth County Jail, made his court appearance Thursday through the Zoom online videoconferencing service.
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