Man arrested in Basehor shootout faces attempted capital murder charges
A Leavenworth man is facing attempted capital murder charges after authorities say he engaged in a shootout with Leavenworth County sheriff’s deputies Friday and led them on a vehicle chase.
Andrew Michael Amundsen, 33, is facing a slew of charges in relation to the incident, including two counts each of attempted capital murder of a law enforcement officer, aggravated battery and criminal threat, according to a Leavenworth County court document.
He is also charged with one count each of aggravated burglary, interference with a law enforcement officer, fleeing or attempting to flee law enforcement by engaging in reckless driving, aggravated endangering a child and criminal damage to property, according to court documents.
Mariah Anne Huggins, 29, of Kansas City, Kansas, who was also involved in the incident Friday, faces two counts of aggravated battery, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, driving while suspended, reckless driving and failure to wear a seat belt, according to a press release from Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson.
The incident began to unfold around 8:45 p.m. Friday, when Leavenworth County sheriff’s deputies were called to the 16900 block of Dempsey Road in Basehor, Kansas, where a resident reported being threatened, according to a Friday press release from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Deputies were able to locate a white Honda, described by the caller, nearby, according to the press release. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver fled eastbound in the 17000 block of Dempsey Road. Gunshots were fired from the vehicle toward first responders.
Someone in the Honda allegedly fired shots toward deputies again near Parallel Road and North 147th Street, according to the press release. The deputy wrecked his patrol vehicle.
The Honda collided with a passenger car near North 156th Street and Parallel Road, near Basehor-Linwood High School, according to the press release. Amundsen exited the passenger side of the vehicle and fired several rounds at a deputy before fleeing the scene on foot, according to the press release.
Basehor-Linwood High School was hosting substate football finals Friday at the time of the incident.
“I’d like to clearly state that this incident did not have anything to do with the Basehor-Linwood football game or any other school-related activity,” Thompson said Monday.
Huggins, the alleged driver of the Honda, was taken into custody at the scene, according to the press release.
Amundsen allegedly broke a basement-level window at an area residence and entered the home before leaving on foot, according to the press release. Deputies found the man “hiding in a truck bed” in the area of North 157th Street and Cedar Street. He was taken into custody.
The deputy involved in the wreck was examined at an area hospital, where he was treated for his injuries and released, according to the press release.
No one was shot in the incident, Thompson said.
Suspects have prior history of fleeing law enforcement
Amundsen posted a $30,000 bond nearly a month ago in Wyandotte County on possession and use of a weapon, possession of a substance and interference with law enforcement charges, according to a Wyandotte County court document.
He is currently facing charges in both Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties for aggravated endangering a child.
Amundsen has previously been found guilty in Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties on burglary, fleeing law enforcement by reckless driving, criminal possession of a weapon and drug possession charges in 2019, 2016 and 2011, according to Leavenworth and Wyandotte County court documents.
Huggins is currently facing similar charges in a separate case out of Wyandotte County in regard to a Dec. 2024 incident, according to Wyandotte County court documents. In that case, she also faces fleeing and interference charges, as well as driving under the influence and operating a vehicle without registration or with an expired tag.
Both Amundsen and Huggins are being held in the Leavenworth County Jail, according to the Monday press release. Amundsen is being held on a $1 million bond and Huggins is being held on a $50,000 bond.
This story was originally published November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM.
