1 suspect in NE Kansas triple murder pleads to misdemeanor

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — One of three Kansas men charged in a triple homicide in Lawrence is free after pleading to a misdemeanor.

Dominque McMillon from an earlier arrest in Shawnee Co.

Defense attorney J.C. Gilroy said 20-year-old Dominque McMillon pleaded no contest Tuesday to misdemeanor battery. He was freed from jail because he was sentenced to less time than he’s already served in the case. A felony charge of aggravated assault was dropped as part of the plea deal.

McMillon started a fistfight that escalated into gunfire in downtown Lawrence in October 2017, killing three and injuring two.

Douglas County District Attorney said in a news release that resolving Gilroy’s case allows the state to concentrate on the two remaining and more serious cases.

The two other suspects are jailed on $1 million bond each while awaiting trial.