KCK detective’s killer sentenced for carjacking robbery in Leavenworth County
The man who killed a Kansas City, Kan., police detective last year was sentenced Thursday for crimes committed in Leavenworth County the same day.
Curtis Ayers, who is already serving a life sentence for the killing of Detective Brad Lancaster, received an additional sentence Thursday of 19 years and five months in prison.
Ayers, 30, fatally shot the detective on May 19, 2016, near the Kansas Speedway.
He then embarked on a spree of other crimes that included entering a home in Basehor in Leavenworth County and stealing a man’s car at gunpoint.
Later that day, Ayers was shot by a Kansas City police officer after he shot and tried to carjack another motorist.
Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc
This story was originally published October 5, 2017 at 1:29 PM with the headline "KCK detective’s killer sentenced for carjacking robbery in Leavenworth County."