Kenyan L. Jones has been charged with second-degree murder for the Christmas Eve shooting of a transgender woman in Kansas City, Mo.Darnell D. Pearson, 31, also known as Dee Dee Pearson, was fatally wounded in the December 24 crime. The Kansas City Star reports Jones said he had paid to have sex with Pearson several [...]
Three Dead Following Violent Holiday WeekendKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three people are dead following a violent holiday weekend. Kansas City police said the three incidents that left three people dead are not related.The first incident happened around 11 p.m. Saturday. Police said Joseph Jones, 22, died from gunshot wounds. Police found his body near 24th and [...]
A Kansas City man who told police he became angry after he realized the prostitute he patronized on Christmas Eve was a man posing as a woman was charged today with the man’s murder.
Meanwhile, Kansas City police continued to investigate a second homicide that also occurred Saturday night.
Kenyan L. Jones, 26, faces charges of second-degree [...]
I’ve had reason to notice. I once needed a room of my own. And I know on a personal level how laws can harm those they intend to protect. I ran away from home at 16 years old because the streets were safer than my family. Unfortunately it was Canada in December and sleeping in [...]
A Nov. 25 editorial, “An embarrassing residency case, ” said, “This case brings further shame on the Municipal Court, where (Judge Elena) Franco and other judges are paid almost $145,000 a year – more than Missouri Supreme Court judges – to handle cases involving mere city ordinances.”The problem is the quote, “to handle cases involving [...]
