What did Donald Ray Jackson do? Prosecutor seeks death penalty for Kansas man accused of killing two sons
Rachel Acosta
Updated on February 04, 2026
43-year-old Donald Beam Jackson Jr. has been blamed for killing his children prior to disappearing to Oklahoma. As per Leavenworth Province Lawyer Todd Thompson, the indictment will look for capital punishment for Jackson, who has to deal with capital homicide penalties. This comes after Donald Beam Jackson Jr. purportedly killed 14-year-old Logan and 12-year-old Austin on October 24, 2020.
Specialists tracked down Jackson in Beckham Area, and he likewise had his two youthful girls with him. Since Jackson said nothing, the court entered a “not liable” request for his benefit, according to KCTV5. It has additionally been affirmed that a movements hearing is booked for October 30, 2023.
A sad episode occurred on October 24, 2020, at 14970 Slope Street in Leavenworth, after Donald Beam Jackson purportedly killed two of his children, and afterward escaped the region with his little girls. Specialists tracked down the bodies of the young men at their Leavenworth home after they neglected to go to a soccer match.
Cops captured Donald Beam Jackson close to the Texas line following a few hours. According to KMBC, after the court entered a “not liable” supplication, Thompson said:
“The respondent can confess, not blameworthy, or stand quiet otherwise called standing quiet. Standing quiet or quiet means a respondent doesn’t take a position on being blameworthy or not liable; they stay quiet as indicated by privileges ensured by the fifth Change.”
At the point when police found the respondent, they observed that his girls were safe. Examiners further uncovered that they wish to seek after capital punishment for the respondent for this situation, according to KMBC. The State Division of Redresses affirmed that Kansas hasn’t executed anyone starting around 1965.
As indicated by examiners, the case can happen for a really long time, since Jackson’s safeguard group has expressed that they aren’t prepared to confront a jury until 2025.
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During the examination, cops likewise recuperated a .40 type handgun and accepted that it very well may be the deadly weapon used to kill the two young men. One of the young men was shot two times, while the other one supported one gunfire wound.
Policing additionally recuperated shell housings from the house where the bodies were found. In spite of the fact that police accepted that Jackson captured the young ladies, he wasn’t accused of something similar. The awful passings of the two kids stunned the whole local area.