Nov 10, 2023

Jury: 15-year-old guilty in 2022 Kansas killing

Posted Nov 10, 2023 12:00 AM

JOHNSON COUNTY —A jury this week found a Kansas teen guilty in the July 2022 death  of 29-year-old Daniel Ward.

Kingston Blaze Kohlieber 15, Olathe, was found guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter and Criminal Use of a Weapon in Ward's death, according to the Johnson County District Attorney's office.

First responders found Ward with head trauma that police investigators determined was a gunshot wound.

Kohlieber was initially arrested and charged with First Degree Murder, according to the district attorney's office. He is scheduled for sentencing on December 8.