Jan 15, 2026

Kan. man accused of killing pregnant girlfriend is due back in court

Posted Jan 15, 2026 3:00 PM
Naomi Oglesby photo GoFundMe
Naomi Oglesby photo GoFundMe

SEDGWICK COUNTY — A Kansas man charged in the death of his pregnant girlfriend is scheduled to return to court.

On Thursday, 20-year-old Matthew Wayne Criscenzo will attend a preliminary hearing in Judge Jeffrey Goering's courtroom, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.

Criscenzo photo Sedgwick County
Criscenzo photo Sedgwick County

In September, Criscenzo pleaded not guilty to charges of 1st degree murder and aggravated battery, in the shooting death of 20-year-old Naomi Oglesby.

On May 25, police arrested  Criscenzo in the 700 Block of Laura Street in Wichita in connection with the shooting death. At the time of the incident, Oglesby was pregnant, according to Wichita Police Officer Rick Pena. Despite the efforts of medical personnel, she was pronounced deceased.

Doctors were able to deliver her infant who was transported to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at a Wichita hospital.