WICHITA – A man who led police on a high speed chase with a young child in the car has been sentenced.
On Tuesday, District Judge Stephen Ternes sentenced Lametrius Turner, 20 of Wichita, to 16 months in prison, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney.
On February 5th during a police traffic stop near Market and Mt. Vernon in Wichita, Turner drove away from an officer as she walked up to Turner's car.
During a chase with several officers, Turner ran stop signs and red lights and threw a gun out of the car.
The car stopped in the 2500 block of W. Wildwood, and Turner ran on foot. Police found him lying on the floor of a nearby apartment.
After Turner's arrest, a two year old child wearing a seatbelt was found in the backseat of the car. Turner's girlfriend was also in the car. She later told police that during the chase, she told Turner he should stop the car and run on foot so she and her child would be safe.
On October 10, Turner pled guilty to flee and elude and endangering a child. Turner had one 2019 conviction in Sedgwick County for criminal possession of a weapon by a felon. On January 21, he was placed on parole.