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Sedgwick County homicide case backlog dropping

By Knss Staff,

1 days ago

Sedgwick County Commission Chairman Ryan Baty says the number of homicide cases in the county that are awaiting trial are the lowest since pre-COVID.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a backlog in the county court system. In 2021, 126 homicide cases were awaiting trial. That number didn't drop much in 2022 and 2023, when it was 124 and 108 respectively. But the number dropped further this year, from 95 cases in January, to 81 in August to 75 right now.

Baty commended District Attorney Mark Bennett and his office, the sheriff along with the court system in resolving the issue. He says while the numbers have dropped, having 75 homicide cases awaiting trial is jarring to him.

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11h ago

I don't care if there are 200 trials left. What I care about is not handing out crappy plea deals. With all the technology we have, we should accept plea deals taking off only 10% of the time. These killers are getting out and committing the same crimes. We MUST get tougher on ALL crimes!

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