Defendant back in custody in murder solicitation case
The Leavenworth Times
A woman facing a murder solicitation charge in Leavenworth County was back in custody Monday after she failed to appear for a bond revocation hearing.
Renee C. Johnson-Fritz, 44, is charged with solicitation of capital murder in connection to an April 9, 2019, attack on an inmate at the Lansing Correctional Facility.
Prosecutors allege the attack was ordered by Johnson-Fritz’s husband, Frederick Fritz, who is an inmate at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. Johnson-Fritz is accused of forwarding a portion of a letter she received from her husband to an inmate at LCF who then allegedly carried out the attack on the victim. The victim survived the attack.
Competency evaluation ordered in indecent liberties case
The Leavenworth Times
A competency evaluation has been ordered for a rural Easton man who faces charges of aggravated indecent liberties with a child.
Other court proceedings involving Donald R. Jackson Sr. are suspended until the issue of his competency is resolved.
Jackson, 62, has two criminal cases pending against him in Leavenworth County District Court. In each case, he faces a charge of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. The cases involve different victims, according to court records.
The crimes are alleged to have occurred in 2019.
District Judge Gerald Kuckelman ordered the competency evaluation during a hearing Wednesday.
Defendant in murder solicitation case ordered to appear in court
The Leavenworth Times
A woman who is charged in Leavenworth County with solicitation of murder has been ordered to appear in court Monday morning for a motion to revoke her bond.
Renee C. Johnson-Fritz, 44, is charged with solicitation of capital murder in connection to an April 9, 2019, attack on an inmate at the Lansing Correctional Facility.
Prosecutors allege the attack was ordered by Johnson-Fritz’s husband, Frederick Fritz, who is an inmate at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. Johnson-Fritz is accused of forwarding a portion of a letter she received from her husband to an inmate at LCF who then allegedly carried out the attack on the victim.
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