http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/jackson-county/ Jackson County, KS News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/jackson-county/content/557ddac6433c08bccdd54910cf54d7f4.html Three men pleaded guilty Friday in Independence to felony charges stemming from a September 2006 vandalism spree at the site of a new Bass Pro Shops store http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/jackson-county/content/8a4d7b8d1fc4cb49234bc5a81509b3f2.html Three men pleaded guilty today in Independence to felony charges stemming from a September 2006 vandalism spree at the site of a new Bass Pro Shops store http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/jackson-county/content/4585c3e2c74a48650bf2ec328efa6992.html The man convicted of killing and beheading a 3yearold girl known only as Precious Doefor years was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without paroleBefore being sentenced Harrell Johnson decried the justice system and continued to proclaim his innocence in the 2001 slaying of Erica Green the daughter of his thengirlfriendNever once have I harmed a hair on her head or did anything to hurt herJohnson said God knows my little angel Erica knows the truth And I ain't gonna stop fighting until I prove my innocence and the truth is brought to the lightJohnson 29 was convicted last month of firstdegree murder endangering the welfare of a child and abuse of a child Jurors believed the account that prosecutors and Erica's mother gave: that Johnson kicked the girl in the head and left her to die on the bedroom floor of a Kansas City house where they were stayingJohnson then decapitated the child's body and dumped it in woods in an attempt to hide the crime according to testimony and prosecutors'arguments http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/jackson-county/content/9e72f034fd014e64ff8f28b27c31882c.html A woman who described herself as the fianceacute; of Monteze E Murrell said Thursday that she did not know why someone would kill him http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/jackson-county/content/95cb9732db257cda0522cc65bd12e4cb.html Calling Precious Doe39;s killer a 147;textbook sociopath148; a Jackson County judge Thursday sentenced Harrell Johnson to life plus 29 years in prison http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/jackson-county/content/7be05106c22a8b7f0c6b88a97b284ebc.html A Jackson County jury acquitted a homeless Kansas City man of murder and armed criminal action charges Thursday http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/jackson-county/content/b3f8454b315fd08fa0c920b14ab9e284.html County department heads streamed before the Jackson County Legislatureamp;rsquo;s budget committee Thursday with a message: Weamp;rsquo;re making do; letamp;rsquo;s hope next year isnamp;rsquo;t worse http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/kansas/jackson-county/content/78c195bf6760e915badb320f9cab2a5f.html A man convicted of killing and beheading a 3yearold girl known as Precious Doe was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole