Crime & Courts

A recently fired Johnson County Sheriff’s deputy is out on bond after he was arrested and charged with rape last week. According to court records, Justin Patrick Ramirez, 44, of Spring Hill, worked as a Johnson County Sheriff’s deputy for...

A former Johnson County government employee was given jail time and probation for two counts of crimes against a child. On Thursday in Johnson County District Court, Christopher Wehunt was sentenced to 60 days in jail, 60 days of house arrest...

Jackson County, Missouri, prosecutors have charged a Johnson County Community College police officer with two sex crimes stemming from a September 2024 incident. In a news release, Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office Director of Communications Jazzlyn Johnson said Rodrigo Aldofo Sanchez-Flores,...

A Lenexa man was sentenced to about seven years in prison for causing a fatal hit-and-run that killed an Olathe South High School student. On Sept. 17, Matthew Bray, 50, was sentenced Thursday to 52 months for aggravated battery while driving...

A U.S. Postal Service employee in Johnson County has pleaded guilty to stealing mail. The employee worked at the Blue Valley Post Office, 12433 Antioch Road, in Overland Park. According to a news release from the United States Attorney’s Office, District...

An Olathe man is facing federal charges after allegedly registering and voting illegally in Kansas. On Wednesday in the U.S. District Court of Kansas, George Olawunmi Johnson, 67, a Nigerian national living in Olathe, made an initial appearance for one...

A former Panasonic Energy worker reached an undisclosed settlement with the company after alleging they failed to respond to her claims of sexual harassment and retaliation. Harper Coté, a former apprentice with Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America, filed a...

Isaiah Sadowski has been sentenced to 10 years and three months in state prison for the December 2021 death of 75-year-old Barbara Patterson. A Johnson County jury unanimously convicted Sadowski of reckless second-degree murder back in June, after two and...

A Mission Police Department officer won't face charges for shooting and injuring a man who allegedly shot at him during a burglary at Target in March. On Monday, Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe announced that his office’s investigation determined...

A Johnson County jury has convicted a man of capital murder in a November 2021 double homicide in Olathe. After a six-day trial, Axel Arellanes-Vara was found guilty of capital murder on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Two other men charged in the...

A citizen-led petition asking for a proposed data center in Edgerton to be voted on by the public will move forward after a Johnson County judge sided with two residents the city sued. On Sept. 3 in Johnson County District...

A Johnson County woman has filed a lawsuit against Kansas City-based Genesis Health Clubs, alleging she was groomed and sexually abused by one of the company's personal trainers when she was a teenager. On Sept. 1 in Jackson County, Missouri,...