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Lawrence woman pleads to involuntary manslaughter in 2021 death of pedestrian

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Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez today announced that Kodi R. Crane, 41, of Lawrence, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for fatally striking a pedestrian with her vehicle on August 4, 2021.

The conviction stems from an incident that occurred shortly after 8 a.m. near the intersection of 15th Street and Haskell Avenue when Crane struck a 50-year-old Lawrence woman who died from her injuries.

Lawrence man sentenced for aggravated sexual battery of a teen

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Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez today announced that Isaiah J. Duckworth, 36, of Lawrence, was sentenced to 79 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections for the aggravated sexual battery of a teen.

Judge Sally D. Pokorny sentenced Duckworth to 47 months on the first count, and 32 months on the second count. Judge Pokorny ordered the sentences to run consecutively.

Duckworth was convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual battery on June 6, 2023, when he pleaded no contest at the beginning of his jury trial.