Sep 19, 2022

Salina men sentenced for Aug. 2020 incident in which officer shot

Posted Sep 19, 2022 9:36 PM

Kansas Attorney General's Office

Two individuals have been sentenced to prison for their roles in an August 2020 incident in Saline County that included shooting and injuring a Salina police officer, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said today.

<b>Shawn Patrick Humphrey.</b> Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office
Shawn Patrick Humphrey. Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office

Saline County District Court Judge Rene Young sentenced Shawn Patrick Humphrey, 39, of Salina, to 247 months in a Kansas Department of Corrections facility for one count of aggravated battery against a law enforcement officer, and 38 months for two counts of aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer, to be served consecutively for a total of 285 months. He was also sentenced to 36 months of post release supervision and must register as a violent offender for 15 years.

<b>Adam Drew Humphrey</b>
Adam Drew Humphrey

Young also sentenced Adam Drew Humphrey, 38, of Salina, to 247 months in a Kansas Department of Corrections facility for one count of aggravated battery against a law enforcement officer. Young also sentenced Humphrey to 36 months of post release supervision and he must register as a violent offender for 15 years. Both defendants pleaded guilty to the charges on July 5.

The crimes took place Aug. 30, 2020, during an attempted traffic stop near Salina. One Salina police officer was shot and injured, one additional Salina police officer and a Saline County sheriff’s deputy were shot at, but were uninjured. Young sentenced both defendants to pay $40,762.44 in restitution to the City of Salina for the injured officer’s medical bills.

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