Baldwin City man convicted of endangering two-year-old child

Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez today announced that Lukas S. Armstrong, 28, of Baldwin City, pleaded no contest to two counts of aggravated endangering a child.

Charges stemmed from an incident that occurred on September 13, 2019, when officers from the Lawrence Kansas Police Department were called to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Overland Park in relation to a two-year-old patient. Findings from the child’s exam were reported as being indicative of violent child abuse. Armstrong, who had often provided child care to the child, was the boyfriend of the child’s mother at the time. 

“The safety of our youngest community members must always be a top priority,” District Attorney Valdez said. “As we observe National Child Abuse Awareness Month, we as a community must raise awareness, help children heal and continue to hold perpetrators accountable.”

Deputy District Attorney Joshua Seiden represented the State of Kansas. The case was investigated by the Lawrence Police Department and the Kansas Department for Children and Families.

Judge Stacey Donovan set Armstrong’s sentencing for 3 p.m., June 2, 2024, at the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center.

Armstrong faces between 5 months to a maximum of 17 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections for each conviction.