Cpl. Jason E. Harwood, 40, was killed in a fatal shooting on 9/7/14 in Topeka, Kansas. Harwood was transported to Stormont-Vail Health in critical condition after sustaining four gunshot wounds around 4:45 p.m. He had pulled over a car near S.E. 6th and Deer Creek Parkway. One of its occupants drew a weapon and fired on the officer. Adina Mayhew came upon the scene and saw flashing police lights and saw the officer laying in the street, alone.
Ross Lane was previously convicted of multiple felonies. First on Aug. 19, 2003, he burglarized a building used as a dwelling in Johnson County. He was sentenced May 5, 2005, and was discharged on Sept. 29, 2005. Additionally, on Oct. 16, 2006, in Butler County, authorities arrested him in connection with criminal threat-intending to terrorize, and he was sentenced for the crime on June 4, 2007. He was discharged Sept. 21, 2009. Also in Kasper, Lane was listed as being moved Oct. 12, 2005, to El Dorado Correctional Facility because of a probation violation. He also was listed as being in correctional facilities at Ellsworth, Lansing and Butler County. The final movement listed was Sept. 21, 2009 to an unknown location. From Dec. 19, 2005 to Aug. 23, 2009, more than two-and-a-half pages of disciplinary reports were listed for him in Ellsworth, El Dorado and Lansing. The types of misconduct include threatening or intimidating a person, battery, assault, use of stimulants, dangerous contraband, misuse of state property and other things.
has been charged on 9/8/14 with violating felony probation, possession of stolen property and obstruction apprehension. When Ridens appeared in court right after Lane, his bond set at $1 million because the judge said he had a criminal background and was a flight risk. When he was asked if he wanted a lawyer, Ridens said, “It don’t matter.”
