WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man who injured a police officer after intentionally ramming through a security gate at a Koch family home in Wichita has been sentenced to three years of probation.
Aron James White, 42, was sentenced last week for injuring the officer. The Koch family did not pursue charges after the January 2019 incident, which caused $20,000 damage to the gate and $10,000 in ruined landscape.
Court records say White rammed the gate after a security guard refuse to let him enter. He then hit a patrol car used by officer Atlee Vogt, who suffered bruising and minor burns when the airbag deployed.
White was arrested when he hit a tree on the property.
Investigators said at the time that White may have been under the influence of drugs. He had no known connection to the Koch property and didn’t live in the area.
Records show Chase Koch, the son of billionaire businessman Charles Koch, lived at the property at the time of the incident.
White pleaded guilty in January to one count of reckless aggravated battery. He would face a 32-month sentence in jail if he violates probation. He also must pay Vogt’s outstanding medical expenses.