Immunity Bid Emerges in Lawrence Bar Shooting Case as Teen Defendants Appear in Court
A defense request for pretrial immunity prompts the court to examine whether one defendant’s use of force was justified.
Overview
- Both 18-year-old defendants appeared via Zoom from the Douglas County jail, where Daitron Daniels Strickland’s attorney asked for a pretrial immunity hearing while Caiden Clem’s attorney said he will not seek immunity.
- The judge set preliminary hearings for Feb. 10, with time reserved on Feb. 11 if the proceedings need to continue.
- Prosecutors said Daniels Strickland told investigators it was “a good thing he caught a body” during a post-arrest interview, citing the statement to argue he poses a danger.
- Formal charges filed by the Douglas County district attorney include first-degree murder and two aggravated assault counts for Clem, and second-degree murder plus two counts of attempted second-degree murder for Daniels Strickland.
- The shooting outside The Hawk just before 2 a.m. on Jan. 17 followed staff pushing two people out of the 21-and-up bar, police arrested the suspects shortly after, a memorial honors Aidan Knowles, Brady Clark remains critically injured, and the bar plans to reopen Thursday.