PAWNEE COUNTY —A Kansas man was sentenced to prison Thursday for a December shooting that injured two men in Burdett.
District Judge Bruce Gatterman sentenced Thomas R. Jones, III, aka Tre Jones, 22 of Larned, to just over three years in prison, according to Pawnee County Attorney Doug McNett.
He was also ordered to pay restitution and be subject to registration as a Violent Offender for a period of 15 years upon his release from prison
In June, Jones plead guilty to two counts of intentional aggravated battery with a firearm resulting in great bodily harm.
On Dec. 11, Pawnee County Communications received a 911 call after a man was shot at a house at 701 Elm in Burdett. Deputies from the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office and EMS from both Burdett and Larned responded to the scene.
Before deputies arrived, dispatch was advised through another emergency call, that a second male shooting victim was identified at a house a block away from the first call.
Investigators believe both victims were together when they were shot outside the house at 701 Elm. The second man was able to run to a house northwest of the area to get help.
The first victim was a 51-year-old man from Burdett, who was treated for several gunshot wounds and was transported by EMS to a Wichita hospital.
The second victim, a 30-year-old man from Burdett, was taken to Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Larned.
Both victims made full recoveries.
In support of the plea, McNett advised the Court the evidence would show that during the earlier morning hours of Dec. 11, Jones, along with Tristian Scott, 18, and two juveniles, travelled to Burdett with the intention of robbing an individual the group perceived had wronged them. Once they encountered the intended victim, Jones without warning opened fire with a shotgun striking both the intended target and another individual outside the residence.
The four suspects were arrested on Dec. 23 by Kansas Bureau of Investigation agents without incident.
On June 30, 2021, co-defendant Tristan Scott plead No Contest to Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Robbery. His Sentencing is scheduled for August 23, according to McNett.
The two juveniles have already entered pleas for their involvement.