Hearing set for arguments about attempted murder charge
The Leavenworth Times
A new hearing date has been set for arguments concerning the possible re-prosecution of a man for an attempted murder charge in Leavenworth.
The hearing is set for Feb. 19 in the case of James D. Thompson.
Thompson, 34, previously was charged with attempted first-degree murder in connection to an August 2015 shooting in Leavenworth. During a 2017 trial, the charge of aggravated battery was presented to jurors for consideration as a lesser included offense to the attempted murder charge. And jurors convicted Thompson of the aggravated battery charge instead of attempted murder.
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a man charged with conspiracy to commit murder in Leavenworth.
The hearing for Jeffery M. Samulczyk is scheduled for Feb. 24 in Leavenworth County District Court. The date for the hearing was selected Friday as Samulczyk appeared in the court.
Samulczyk, 37, is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and interference with law enforcement.
The charges are connected to the stabbing death of Joshua Gilson, who was found dead Oct. 30 at his Leavenworth home.
Gilson’s wife, Alexandra, faces a charge for allegedly killing her husband.
Evidence will be presented during the Feb. 24 preliminary hearing, and a judge will determine if there is sufficient evidence for the case against Samulczyk to go forward.
Hearing scheduled on DNA motion
The Leavenworth Times
A judge has scheduled a hearing to take up a request to use a DNA sample from a 2007 rape case for new testing.
The DNA sample is from Kevin D. Skaggs.
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.
Skaggs was sentenced in 2008 to 310 months, or 25 years and 10 months, in prison. He remains in the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections.