Lawrence teen could be charged as an adult

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

The Douglas County District Attorney has filed motions to charge Kellam D. Jones, 16, as an adult.

In the early hours of June 7, Jones and a friend, Gage Hauk, 18, McLouth, were allegedly in the middle of robbing Ronald Klundt, 20, Lawrence, when Kludnt fired a shot killing Hauk. Jones then reportedly fatally shot Kludnt.

Police were called to the scene after receiving reports of gunshots in the area. After arriving they found Hauk and Kludnt dead.

Kludnt occupied the residence with his brother, who was not home at the time of the murder.

After a thorough investigation, Jones was taken into custody two days after the alleged incident. He is currently being held in the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Center.

The District Attorney is declining to talk about Jones’ case based on his age. The only comment was that motions have been filed to charge Jones as an adult.

At Jones’ initial hearing last Tuesday, district judge Peggy Kittel deemed Jones a danger to society.

Under Kansas Statutes, a juvenile can be charged as an adult if the offender is aged 14 to 17 at the time of the offense. The juvenile can also be tried as an adult if it would qualify as a person felony, if the offense was committed while in possession of a firearm or the offender was being charged with more than one felony.

Jones is facing two counts of first-degree murder along with attempted robbery. Although there is no evidence to conclude that Jones shot Hauk, Jones can still be charged with Hauk’s murder because it took place while he allegedly was in the process of committing a felony.

Jones will remain in juvenile custody until his motions hearing on June 23 that will determine whether he will be tried as a minor or an adult.

— Edited by Bryan Cisler

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