SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas man who shot a woman and left her to die in south Sedgwick County was sentenced to life in prison.
District Judge Tyler Roush sentenced 43-year-old Darnell Coleman, of Wichita to life in prison with parole eligibility after 50-years, according to Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett.
On October 30th, 2017, a motorist found the body of Tamsen Kayzer next to railroad tracks a mile north of Peck on south Meridian. The 40-year-old woman had been shot five times.
Over two weeks later, Sedgwick County Sheriff detectives arrested Coleman at his Wichita home.
A jury found Coleman guilty of 1st degree murder in April of this year. Judge Roush also ordered Coleman to pay $3,245.75 in restitution to pay for the victim's burial.