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Man convicted of 1994 KC murder makes case he’s innocent, is freed

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on a hearing reconsidering the case of a Kansas man who was convicted in a 1994 double homicide. (all times local):

5 p.m.

A man who served 23 years in prison for a double murder in Kansas City, Kansas, walked out of court a free man, after charges in the case were dismissed.

Lamonte McIntyre was freed Friday after Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree Sr. announced the county would no longer contest McIntyre’s innocence.

The decision came on the second day of what was expected to be a weeklong hearing to reconsider McIntyre’s conviction in the 1994 shooting deaths of two cousins in Kansas City, Kansas.

McIntyre, 41, walked out of the courthouse late Friday afternoon and greeted his mother and other joyful supporters. He was 17 when the homicides occurred.

A key witness to the homicides recanted her testimony, saying she was pressured to accuse McIntyre. Others testified that investigators ignored witnesses who said McIntyre was the wrong suspect and never connected him to the victims or the site where they were killed.

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3:45 p.m.

A man who always insisted he was innocent in a 1994 double murder in Kansas City, Kansas, has won his freedom.

A hearing began Thursday on a motion to reconsider the conviction of 41-year-old Lamonte McIntyre, who has been serving two life sentences since his conviction in the deaths.

The hearing was scheduled to last into next week but on Friday the Wyandotte County District Attorney said in a news release that he found a “manifest injustice” in McIntyre’s case. McIntyre is scheduled to be released Friday evening.

The Kansas City Star reports the district attorney said new information — such as that a key witness recanted her testimony that McIntyre was the killer — would likely mean a jury today would have reasonable doubt about McIntyre’s guilt.

Testimony indicated investigators who worked the case issued no search warrants, arrested McIntyre after 19 minutes of interviews and never discovered a link between McIntyre and the victims, who were gunned down in broad daylight.

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A Kansas man who has spent more than half his life in prison for a double homicide is getting a chance at freedom with support from several people — including relatives of the two men who were killed.

A hearing began Thursday in Wyandotte County to reconsider the case against Lamonte McIntyre, who was sentenced to consecutive life terms in the 1994 deaths of Doniel Quinn and Donald Ewing. They were shot in broad daylight as they sat in a car in a drug-infested neighborhood.

McIntyre, 41, has always said he was innocent. His case returned to court after a motion by his legal team, including Kansas City attorney Cheryl Pilate and representatives from the Midwest Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries Inc., which work to free those wrongfully convicted. Pilate and Centurion have been researching the case for about eight years, The Kansas City Star reported.

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Man sentenced for role in shipping meth from California to Missouri

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Federal prosecutors say a California man was sentenced to 10 years in prison without parole for his role in the distribution of large quantities of methamphetamine in the Springfield.

Thirty-seven-year-old Romulo Frank Delatorre, of Downey, California, was sentenced Friday for helping to ship methamphetamine from California to Springfield between June and September 2015.

Three co-defendants have also pleaded guilty and been sentenced to their roles in the drug-trafficking conspiracy. A fourth person pleaded guilty and is awaiting sentencing.

Prosecutors say Delatorre shipped methamphetamine from California to Springfield in 2- to 2.5-pound increments. The drug was picked up at hotels in the Springfield area and then distributed to others.

Mo. man convicted of setting fatal fire seeks lesser sentence

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SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) – A Sedalia man convicted of second-degree murder this summer is seeking a lesser sentence for the crime.

Twenty-three-year-old Aran Cantrell pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and first-degree arson in the June 2016 death of 30-year-old Matthew Eldenburg. He was sentenced to 24 years in prison.

The Sedalia Democrat reports Cantrell has filed a motion arguing that the second-degree murder charge be dropped to involuntary manslaughter because evidence didn’t show he was guilty of the more serious crime. He also says he had ineffective counsel during his trial.

Eldenburg died in a fire at his Sedalia home. An autopsy revealed he was alive when the fire started.

Charges against a second person were dismissed because of insufficient evidence.

Mo. man sentenced for baby’s hot car death

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NEMO, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after his son died from excessive heat after being left in a hot car.

KTTS-FM reports that David Abel was convicted of abuse and neglect in connection to the death of his 10-month-old son in 2015.

Authorities say the temperature outside exceeded 90 degrees when Brandi and David Abel parked their car at their Nemo home and left the baby in the car seat.

Brandi Abel pleaded guilty to first degree involuntary manslaughter in 2015. She was sentenced to seven years in prison.

Mo. Governor ignores demonstrators chants to leave fundraiser

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CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) – Several dozen protesters gathered outside a hotel where Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens was holding a fundraiser and chanted that the governor should come out to meet them.

The protesters marched Thursday evening from the St. Louis County jail to a Ritz-Carlton hotel a few blocks away in Clayton.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the governor didn’t come out of the $1,300-a-person fundraiser. The demonstrators spent about an hour outside the hotel.

Protesters were continuing demonstrations that began when former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley was found not guilty in the 2011 fatal shooting of a black man, Anthony Lamar Smith.

Demonstrator Cori Bush told police officers the protesters applauded officers who treat people fairly but they want an end to what they consider unjust treatment.

Man accused of breaking into home and defecating on bed pleads guilty

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A St. Joseph man has pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from an incident in which he’s accused of breaking into a duplex and defecating and urinating on items inside.

29-year-old Joshua Moffatt pleaded guilty Thursday in Buchanan County court to a felony of second-degree burglary.

As we reported, court documents accuse Moffatt of breaking into a duplex earlier this year. Det. Jeff Pearl said Moffatt then forced open an entryway door and entered the adjoining duplex. Pearl said Moffatt defecated on the victims bed and urinated on the carpeting. Police said Moffatt did not know either victim and has never had permission to enter either home.

Moffatt is scheduled for sentencing on Nov. 17.

Planned road work for northwest Missouri, Oct. 16 – 22

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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of Oct. 16 – 22 from the Missouri Department of Transportation. In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, mowing, guardrail repairs and other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and could include lane closures with delays. All scheduled maintenance and construction projects are subject to change.

 

Atchison County

  • U.S. Route 136 – CLOSED at the Little Tarkio Creek for a bridge replacement project. The road will remain closed through December.
  • U.S. Route 136 – Resurfacing project from just east of Route O to just east of Route M, Oct. 16 – 21. A pilot car will direct traffic through the work zone.
  • Route 275 – Shoulder work from U.S. Route 136 to Red Star Road, Oct. 17 – 20

Buchanan County

  • Route DD – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the bridge over Interstate 29 at Faucett at Exit 35. The bridge will remain closed through October.
  • I-29 – The on and off ramps at southbound I-29 will be CLOSED for the Route DD Bridge replacement project. Oct. 16 – 17. During this closure, the I-29 frontage road will be accessible from Route DD, but not from the interstate. The contractor plans to reopen the ramps on or about Oct.17.
  • Route 6 – Resurfacing project from Route AC (Riverside Road) to I-29, Oct. 16 – 21. No left turns will be permitted at Frederick Avenue and Leonard Road.
  • Route H – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from Route DD to Route E, Oct. 17, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Route AC – Bridge maintenance at the U.S. Route 36 Bridge, Oct. 17 – 18
  • U.S. Route 59 – Pothole patching from just north of Karnes Road to Country Club Village, Oct. 17 – 20
  • Route 759 – Shoulder work, Oct. 17 – 20

Caldwell County

  • Route HH – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from NW Winchester Road to SW Crow Road, Oct. 16 – 17, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily.

Carroll County

  • Route E – Drainage work from Route PP to Route D, Oct. 16 – 18

Chariton County

  • Route KK – CLOSED for pavement repair from Salem Avenue to Slough Road, Oct. 20, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Clinton County

  • Route C – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from Route 116 to Grogan Street, Oct. 18 – 20, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily.

DeKalb County

  • Route 31 – Shoulder work from U.S. Route 36 to U.S. Route 169 (Gentry County), Oct. 16 – 22
  • Route EE – Milling and pothole patching, Oct. 17 – 20

Gentry County

  • U.S. Route 169 – Shoulder work from Route 31 to Stanberry, Oct. 16 – 22
  • Route 31 – Shoulder work from U.S. Route 36 (DeKalb County) to U.S. Route 169, Oct. 16 – 22

Grundy County

  • Route 6 – Shoulder work from Route Y to the Grundy County line, Oct. 16 – 20

Harrison County

  • Route D – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from West 230th Street to West 240th Street, Oct. 16, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • Route D – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from West 240th Street to Route F, Oct. 18 – 19, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.
  • Route D – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from West 265th Place to West 270th Street, Oct. 20, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Holt County

  • Route 118 – The ramp from Route 118 to southbound I-29 is CLOSED for the Davis Creek Bridge replacement project through mid-December.
  • I-29 – Bridge replacement project at the Davis Creek Bridge near Exit 84, Oct. 16 – 22.   I-29 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction. This includes a 12-foot width restriction. The lane closures will remain in place overnight.

Linn County

  • Route DD – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from Route Y to Route DD, Oct. 18 – 19, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Nodaway County

  • Route 148 – Pavement repair from U.S. Route 71 to 220th Street, Oct. 16 – 19
  • Route KK – Pothole patching, Oct. 17
  • Route M – Pothole patching from U.S. Route 71 to Route N, Oct. 17 – 18
  • Route C – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from Route UU to Nodaway-Atchison Road, Oct. 18, 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Route V – Pothole patching from Route H to Route 113, Oct. 19 – 20
  • U.S. Route 59 – Bridge maintenance at the Squaw Creek Bridge, Oct. 20

Putnam County

  • Route AA – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from Route 129 to Mayweed Trail, Oct. 17, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sullivan County

  • Route 5 – Pothole patching, Oct. 16 – 20

Worth County

  • Route B – CLOSED for a resurfacing project, Oct. 16, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Property foreclosure scam hits northeast Kansas

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Residents in northeast Kansas are being warned of scammers threatening to foreclosure on their property if they don’t pay back taxes.

Brown County Sheriff, John Merchant said he’s received several reports from residents who have received calls from individuals threatening to satisfy an order of foreclosure.

“We have had one person who then received a call from an individual following up on the automated call. The individual stated the resident owed back taxes on the property and unless
immediate payment was made, the property would no longer belong to them and they would be evicted immediately,” Merchant said. “The caller wanted bank account information to obtain a payment and also wanted a social security number for verification. At that point this resident knew it was a scam and hung up the phone.”

Merchant reminds residents never to give out any personal information over the phone or computer.

Alleged hate crime at K-State blamed on severe weather

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The rebuilt Sukkah after it was disassembled and reassembled. Many of the poles were badly bent – photo by Glen Buickerood

MANHATTAN —The Kansas State University Police Department has concluded the investigation of damage to a Sukkah and vehicles and determined that severe weather caused the damage. A Sukkah is a temporary Jewish gathering place, according to a media release from KSU.

K-State Police received a report of damage to a Sukkah and multiple vehicles between Marlatt and Goodnow halls on Friday, Oct. 6. The investigation began as a possible criminal damage to property report, but after interviews, research and further investigation, police determined that the damage was caused by Friday night’s thunderstorms, heavy rain and high winds. No malicious intent was discovered.

Police were contacted by eyewitnesses who saw the Sukkah tumbling in the wind during the storm with no people around it. A witness saw the Sukkah resting on a vehicle in the adjacent parking lot. Police have determined this took place between 10 p.m. and 10:09 p.m. on Friday based on witness statements and time stamps on photos shared with police. The investigation uncovered damage to additional vehicles parked in the area.

photo courtesy Glen Buickerood

“We now consider this case closed and have determined no crime has taken place,” said Lt. Bradli Millington, K-State Police public information officer.

Pedestrian and driver injured in Holt County crash

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Two people were injured Wednesday in Holt County when a semi hit a parked vehicle and the parked vehicle hit a pedestrian.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, shortly before 6 a.m. on I-29 NB about 10 miles southeast of Oregon, 26-year-old Mario Munzo went off the right side of the highway with a 2017 Freightliner and hit a parked 1998 Ford 122L on the shoulder. The Patrol said 59-year-old Joeail Williams of Kansas City, Kan. was outside of the truck at the time and was hit by his own vehicle. Munzo of Kansas City, Mo. was transported to Mosaic Life Care for treatment of moderate injuries. Williams was transported to Mosaic for treatment of what was described as a minor injury. The Freightliner was listed as totaled and the Ford received moderate damage.

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