WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former Wichita police officer has been sentenced to a year of probation after he admitted he helped a woman avoid arrest. Matthew Powell would serve a year in jail if he violates probation. He also cannot be certified again to work as a law enforcement officer. 

A probable cause statement says that on May 3, 2019, Powell told a woman who was wanted on a warrant that officers were coming to arrest her. The woman was taken into custody about two weeks later. KAKE-TV reports the woman told detectives that Powell had helped her avoid arrest for months.

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                        <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/9/1632847775609.png" alt="Powell as shown in his Sedgwick&nbsp; booking photo" />
                        <figcaption>Powell as shown in his Sedgwick&nbsp; booking photo</figcaption>
                    </figure><p>WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A former Wichita police officer has been sentenced to a year of probation after he admitted he helped a woman avoid arrest. Matthew Powell would serve a year in jail if he violates probation. He also cannot be certified again to work as a law enforcement officer. </p><p>A probable cause statement says that on May 3, 2019, Powell told a woman who was wanted on a warrant that officers were coming to arrest her. The woman was taken into custody about two weeks later. KAKE-TV reports the woman told detectives that Powell had helped her avoid arrest for months.</p>

Former Kan. police officer sentenced for helping woman avoid arrest