Results 1 - 20 of 2,830 in Jackson County, MO
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Prosecutors criticize Missouri commission's sentencing recommendations
... it was their goal to reduce the number of inmates in prison. If it was then, they have succeed,” said Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar. Missouri Supreme Court Judge Michael A. Wolff, chairman of the Sentencing Advisory Commission, ...
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Secretary of state's office investigates fake voter registration forms
... national spotlight after allegations of fraudulent registration forms have surfaced in multiple states. The Jackson County Election Board has accused the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, of filing falsified ...
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Man Charged in Kansas City Carjacking
KANSAS CITY, Mo. a ' Jackson County Prosecutors charged Terry J. Stringer, 25, with first degree robbery and armed criminal action in connection with a carjacking Thursday near 22nd and Lister.
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Videotaped sex killing draws death sentence
... surprised that the judge went along with the jury. He said the defense will be filing an appeal. Assistant Jackson County prosecutor Ted Hunt said the death penalty was the most appropriate sentence considering the nature of the Spicer killing and ...
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Judge affirms death penalty for sex killings
A Jackson County jury already had told Richard D. Davis that he should die for his crimes.
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Man gets 13 years for killing driver during chase with police
A Jackson County judge Friday sentenced a man to 13 years in prison for killing an 82-year-old driver in a car chase with police in 2006.William C. Shimp Jr., 22, of Kansas City had pleaded guilty to ...
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... forms with the names of Dallas Cowboys professional football players. Meanwhile, in Missouri, the Jackson County Board of Elections reported several suspicious voter registration forms filed in their office. It's not clear if Acorn was involved. ...
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... for Reform Now. The large number submitted by the Wednesday deadline swamped election officials in Jackson County. An election official there said there are about 1,000 questionable registration cards attributted to ACORN, which has been accused of ...
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... that has been accused of election fraud in other states. Charlene Davis, co-director of the election board in Jackson County, where Kansas City is, said the fraudulent registration forms came from the Association of Community Organizations for ...
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TKC Exclusive!!! One more Kansas City anti-crime program that doesn't work
... and blight. Here's a description: DART is a team comprised of representatives from the utility companies, Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, Fire Marshal's Office, Division of Family Services, Kansas City Police Department and Neighborhood ...
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Davis Sentenced In Videotaped Sex Killing
... in the May 2006 killing of Marsha Spicer, 41, also of Independence. The sentence was recommended by the Jackson County jury that convicted Davis of first-degree murder in July. Davis also was sentenced to multiple life sentences on various other ...
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Davis receives death plus 22 life sentences in torture, murder case
A Jackson County judge this afternoon formally sentenced Richard D. Davis to death.Davis, 44, already understood his fate.A Jackson County jury in August unanimously ruled that Davis should die for the murder ...
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Parties wage war over voter fraud, intimidation
... in states from Nevada to Connecticut with thousands of erroneous and fraudulent voter registration forms. In Jackson County, Missouri, (which includes Kansas City) election officials said this week that fraudulent registration forms had been handed ...
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Death Sentence Imposed in Videotaped Sex Killing
... the May 2006 killing of 41-year-old Marsha Spicer, also of Independence. The sentence was recommended by the Jackson County jury that convicted the 44-year-old Davis of first-degree murder in July. Davis also was sentenced to multiple life sentences ...
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ACORN group under fire from voter fraud charges
... that has been accused of election fraud in other states. Charlene Davis, co-director of the election board in Jackson County, where Kansas City is, said the fraudulent registration forms came from the Association of Community Organizations for ...
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Formal sentence expected in videotaped sex kil ...
... the May 2006 killing of 41-year-old Marsha Spicer, also of Independence. The sentence was recommended by the Jackson County jury that convicted the 44-year-old Davis of first-degree murder in July. Spicer was suffocated during sex at Davis' ...
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Plea Entered For Suspect In Baby-Swiping Plot
... teenager's unborn child. Eighteen-year-old Alisa Betts, of Atchison, Missouri pleaded guilty yesterday in Jackson County Circuit Court to kidnapping and first-degree assault. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors dismissed a third charge of ...
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... that has been accused of election fraud in other states. Charlene Davis, co-director of the election board in Jackson County, where Kansas City is, said the fraudulent registration forms came from the Association of Community Organizations for ...
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Suspect in baby-swiping plot pleads guilty
... Thursday to kidnapping and first-degree assault. Alisa Betts, 18, of Atchison, Kan., entered the pleas in Jackson County Circuit Court, where prosecutors dismissed a third charge of felonious restraint. Sentencing was set for Nov. 14. Betts faces up ...
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Missouri massage therapist charged with sexual assault
A former massage therapist at a business in Kansas City's Country Club Plaza is charged with sexual assault. Jackson County Prosecutor Jim Kanatzar says 35-year-old Justin D. Leonard of Kansas City was charged in connection with a September incident ...
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