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Kan. man gets 5 years in prison for firearms violation

Aaron M. Belcher (Photo Courtesy of Kansas Dept. of Corrections)
Aaron M. Belcher (Photo: Kansas Dept. of Corrections)

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita man convicted for shooting at police has been sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison for a firearms violation.

According to U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom, 33-year-old Aaron M. Belcher was sentenced Monday. He had pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful possession of ammunition.

Prosecutors say Belcher fled from Wichita police when they tried to pull him over in a stolen Corvette on Oct. 29, 2012. Police say ammunition was found in the vehicle after he was apprehended.

Grissom says Belcher will serve his sentence consecutively to the 140-month prison term he received after pleading guilty to attempted murder for shooting at police in January 2013. Officers say Belcher fired shots at Wichita police, who were chasing him from a burglary scene.

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