SEDGWICK COUNTY —A woman who admitted responsibility for a fight that broke out in Sedgwick County Chief Judge Jeffrey Goering's courtroom will spend time in jail.
This week 49-year-old Janet Dees pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for disorderly conduct, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney. She was sentenced to five days in jail.
The fight occurred in April of 2022 during after a sentencing hearing for 19-year-old Te’Bryis Robinson had concluded, according to a statement from the Sedgwick County Sheriff's office.
Detectives with the sheriff's office presented their findings to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s Office for formal charging consideration against Robinson in connection with shooting at Towne East Mall.
The District Attorney originally charged Dees, 48, with one count of disorderly conduct under Kansas Statute 21-6203(a)(3), defined as using fighting words or engaging in noisy conduct likely to arouse alarm, anger or resentment in others.
In addition, Derrick E. Parker, Jr., 33; Trentasia Hutton, 24; Trentez Hutton, 21; Trentavies Hutton, 18; and a 16-year-old boy — all of Wichita — were each charged with one count of disorderly conduct under Kansas Statute 21-6203(a)(1), defined as brawling or fighting.
The incident prompted an immediate response from court security deputies to restore order to the courtroom.