Man Pleads No Contest to Shootout with Deputies

0:00It's April 30, Kansas news today starts now, AI powered and ready. A 33-year-old man from Kansas City, Kansas, named Andrew Emerson, just pleaded no contest to attempt a Capitol murder and aggravated assault. On a law enforcement officer, this stems from a wild shootout with Leavenworth County Sheriff's deputies back on November 21 during a high-speed chase. Deputies spotted him near Dempsey Road and tried to pull him over, but he sped off instead. During the pursuit, Emerson leaned out the passenger window and fired 16 rounds at one deputy, turning a simple stop into total mayhem. He then crashed into a car with two people inside, and a residential neighborhood, luckily no one got hurt there. Another deputy picked up the chase, and Emerson fired two more shots, with one bullet hitting the patrol car before he ran dry on ammo. He dished his vehicle, hid in the bed of a pickup truck, and got nabbed soon after. Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson called it a reckless move that endangered everyone,

1:02but praised the outcome since no serious injuries. Happened, holding him accountable, Emerson faces sentencing on June 5th, so stay tuned for how the judge lays down the law on this one.