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Thursday, May 15, 2008
A man charged with kidnapping and injuring his former girlfriend will be tried Oct. 27 in Douglas County District Court.
During a hearing Thursday morning, Judge Robert Fairchild also directed that the suspect, Matthew Jaeger, continue to wear a GPS monitoring device while free on bond.
Jaeger, 22, is charged with aggravated battery, aggravated burglary, bribery and making a criminal threat. The charges stem from an incident last year when a man broke into a woman’s apartment in Lawrence and forced her out to his car after severely injuring her. Police, responding to the area on a disturbance call, stopped the vehicle a few blocks away from the apartment complex in the 1200 block of George Court.
Jaeger’s parents posted his $850,000 bond. His attorney, Carl Cornwell, asked Fairchild to remove the monitoring device because Jaeger had worn it without incident while in a substance abuse program in California. He said Jaeger would be spending the summer with his parents, who are from the Chicago area. Assistant Kansas Attorney General Jacqueline Spradling opposed the removal of the device, noting the seriousness of the injuries to the victim.
The attorney general’s office is assisting Douglas County with the case.
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