AURORA, MISSOURI – An Aurora man arrested for a heinous crime found himself in even more trouble when he attempted to escape from the Lawrence County Jail. James Matthew Ireland, 25, faces charges of first-degree rape, armed criminal action, first-degree sodomy, and unlawful use of a weapon after a woman reported being attacked by him. … Read more
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A jury in Douglas County, Kansas, has convicted 32-year-old Austin W. Kidder of aggravated domestic battery for strangling a Lawrence woman. The woman, 33 at the time, had been in a dating relationship with Kidder. The incident took place on or about August 16, 2022. Kidder was also found guilty of criminal … Read more
LAWRENCE, Massachusetts – Two students from Lawrence High School were brutally attacked on Monday at a park near the school, resulting in both victims being hospitalized. The assailants were identified as nine underage suspects, six of whom have been arrested and charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and assault with intent to … Read more
LAWRENCE, Massachusetts – Authorities announced today that a seventh teenager has been taken into custody for the brutal assault on two students from Lawrence High School. In a shocking incident that occurred at Sullivan Park, near the school, the victims were viciously attacked and left hospitalized. The appalling act, which took place on December 4, … Read more