RECIPES FAIR from the
Winners share secrets of blue-ribbon confections 1B
L A W R E NC E
JOURNAL-WORLD
®
75 CENTS
LJWorld.com
7%$.%3$!9 s !5'534 s
Man gets 32 months for beer bottle slaying
SPORTS, 1C
MAJOR SETBACK The Jayhawks will be without two senior running backs this fall, Charlie Weis has announced.
Nicholas Sardina was killed in the fight on Feb. 25, 2012.
JUSTIN GONZALEZ addresses the court Tuesday during a sentencing hearing for his involuntary manslaughter conviction in the 2012 death of Nicholas Sardina. Gonzalez was sentenced to 32 months in prison for the crime. “I had a speech prepared,” he said, “but after hearing from you (the victim’s family), there is nothing I can say that can resolve any of this.”
Local leaders, Indian tribe to begin new property talks By Chad Lawhorn Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw
Richard Gwin/Journal-World Photos
Gonzalez: ‘Nothing I can say can resolve this’
KATHLEEN FORSYTH, the mother of Nicholas Sardina, tells the court about the loss of her son as she displays a book she read to him as a child.
By Caitlin Doornbos Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos
Justin P. Gonzalez was sentenced Tuesday to 32 months in prison after being convicted in June of involuntary manslaughter in the 2012 death of Nicholas Sardina.
Gonzalez, 23, of Mission, hit Sardina, 27, of Lawrence, over the head with a beer bottle during a brawl at a party in the 300 block of West 14th Street in the early morning hours of Feb. 25, 2012. Gonzalez had
Discussions are ready to begin again on how an Oklahoma-based Indian tribe will develop more than 90 acres of property it has purchased in North Lawrence. Leaders of the Delaware Tribe of Indians are scheduled to be in Lawrence today and Thursday to meet with officials from the city, the county, the chamber of commerce and other groups. The meeting also will involve the use of a paid facilitator meant to Thellman help the various parties better communicate. “We want to really just get the best lines of communication possible between different folks in our community and the tribe,” said Douglas County Commissioner Nancy Thellman, who will participate in the meetings. “We want to talk about what potential
Please see GONZALEZ, page 7A
Please see TRIBE, page 6A
PUBLIC SAFETY
Local law enforcement officers don’t use body-mounted cameras By Giles Bruce Twitter: @GilesBruce
If you’re in Lawrence, don’t expect to have your every interaction with a law enforcement officer recorded on video. The Lawrence Police Department, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and Kansas Highway Patrol do not use body-mounted
cameras. Many people around the country have been calling for the increased adoption of the devices in the wake of the recent shooting of an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Mo. The death of 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9, which was not recorded, has led to continued protests and rioting in the St. Louis suburb. Law enforcement officials
Please see CAMERAS, page 2A
St. Louis police shoot man
who brandished knife. Page 10A
INSIDE
Sunny, hot Business Classified Comics Crave
High: 94
across the country are increasingly using body-mounted cameras to help prosecute cases and protect against false complaints. They are used in Kansas by such police departments as Topeka,
Low: 75
Today’s forecast, page 10A
2A 1E-11E 8B 1B-2B, 7B
Deaths Events listings Horoscope Opinion
2A Puzzles 5A, 2C Sports 12E Television 9A
12E 1C-4C 10A, 2C
Lawrence Police Sgt. Trent McKinley said the department may look into getting bodymounted cameras as the technology improves. But there are other issues to be worked out, such as what should be recorded and who should have access.
Opening delayed
Vol.156/No.232 62 pages
The city has confirmed that plans to open the city’s recreation center at Rock Chalk Park on Sept. 2 won’t be happening. Page 3A
Join us at Facebook.com/LJWorld and Twitter.com/LJWorld
7KLV 3ULQW DGYHUWLVHPHQW LV QRW UHGHHPDEOH IRU DGYHUWLVHG GHDO *HW \RXU GHDOV YRXFKHU RQOLQH DW /DZUHQFHGHDOV FRP