Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Causing Crash That Killed Officer, Pedestrian, and K-9 Last February

Published on February 26, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A Kansas man has pleaded guilty to smashing into a Kansas City, Missouri, patrol car last year and killing an officer, his K-9 partner, and a pedestrian. Jerron Lightfoot of Tonganoxie, Kansas, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and admitted speeding through a red light before the crash, according to the Kansas City Star. Officer James Muhlbauer, 42, Jesse Eckes, 52, and Champ the dog were all killed. Mr. Lightfoot told the judge that he got lost that night last February while he was driving back toward Kansas. Prosecutors have said Mr. Lightfoot was traveling at least 85 mph just before the collision....

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