Lawrence Journal-World 10-02-2016

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LEFT: KANSAS SOPHOMORE JORDAN STIERS, OF INDEPENDENCE, MO., CRIES SOME JOYFUL TEARS as KU men’s basketball coach Bill Self hands over a $10,000 personal check to her after Brennan Bechard, director of basketball operations, hit a half-court shot for her for the second year in a row during Late Night in the Phog on Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse. BELOW LEFT: Kansas guard Josh Jackson spins his dancing partner during the “Dancing With the Jayhawks” portion of Late Night. BELOW CENTER: Kansas City hip-hop artist Tech N9ne performs on the hardwood. BELOW RIGHT: Kansas guard Frank Mason dips his dancing partner during “Dancing With the Jayhawks.”

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Rise in mental health cases creates strain By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com

Dale Beaulieu stood silently before the Lawrence Municipal Court judge last week when his case was called, hands clasped in front of his sturdy 6-foot frame, his gray hair trimmed closely in a crew cut. Beaulieu, who appeared to be in his late 50s or early 60s, was charged with misdemeanor battery for allegedly assaulting a Lawrence Memorial Hospital emergency room nurse over the July 4 weekend. Hatem Chahine, his court-appointed attorney who was handling several defendants making appearances that day, looked at Beaulieu’s file and made a statement to the judge indicating that Beaulieu had mental health issues, and the case may need to go through additional > WORKERS, 4A

Lawsuits claim police caused man’s death

CRAIG MCKINNIS, 44, died in 2014 while in the custody of Kansas City, Kan., police officers, who are now facing two lawsuits claiming that McKinnis suffered “outrageous” treatment and died needlessly as a result.

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Plaintiffs say 44-year-old died telling Kansas City officers he couldn’t breathe By Conrad Swanson cswanson@ljworld.com

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n unexplained death of a man in police custody in 2014 now has turned into an alleged police brutality case against the Kansas City, Kan., police department. A Kansas City, Kan., woman is suing the city, claiming police negligently and wrongfully killed her longtime boyfriend during a traffic stop. The woman, Phyllis Salazar, says she watched as officers tackled Craig McKinnis, 44, to the ground. The rest she could only hear as she sat on a curb at the orders of police. “I can’t breathe,” Salazar heard

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The attorney for the police has argued that the defendants believed their use of force was necessary to arrest McKinnis and to “defend themselves from bodily harm.” McKinnis cry, according to court documents. “If you can talk, you can breath (sic),” an officer replied. Salazar didn’t learn of McKinnis’ death until later, when she was under questioning at the police department, court documents say.

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Now, Salazar is suing, claiming police violated McKinnis’ civil rights during the May 2014 traffic stop and that their “outrageous” conduct wrongfully resulted in his death. The lawsuit identifies Salazar as McKinnis’ common-law wife. In a separate lawsuit with similar claims, McKinnis’ family is also suing. The lawsuits were filed in federal court in Kansas City, Kan., by Salazar and McKinnis’ family on Dec. 9, 2015, and June 18, 2015, respectively. Collectively, the lawsuits list the Unified Government of Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kan., the Kansas

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