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.