A Kansas man pleaded guilty Tuesday to shooting a Carbondale Police officer in 2016.
The Jackson County State's Attorney says 24-year-old Alex Karcher of Salina, Kansas pleaded guilty to aggravated battery to a police officer; aggravated discharge of a firearm and conspiracy to possess with the intent to deliver more than five thousand grams of a substance containing cannabis.
At the hearing on his plea, Karcher admitted that he, along with others, came to Carbondale in July 2016 to collect on a debt from a previous drug deal. He also admitted to firing at pursuing police officer Trey Harris seven times as he sped away from a shooting scene in the 700 block of North Robert A. Stalls. One of those shots hit Harris in the eye.
The State has agreed to recommend an overall sentence which does not exceed 30 years and the charges that Karcher pleaded guilty to require at least a 25-year sentence.
