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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Yahoo
Second suspect pleads guilty in 2023 Wichita homicide
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A man has pleaded guilty in connection with the 2023 shooting death of a Wichita man. On Tuesday, James Sawyer pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and attempted aggravated robbery in the death of 34-year-old Daniel McPherson. Around 2 a.m. on Dec. 6, 2023, the Wichita Police Department was dispatched to MacArthur and Hydraulic after the report of a related shooting investigation out of Blackwell, Oklahoma. When officers arrived at the hospital, they spoke with Sawyer, Phillip Walls, and a woman who was with them. Walls had been shot in the leg and arm. He told police his phone had been left at the scene, and GPS led officers to the 1700 block of E. MacArthur in Wichita. There, officers found McPherson lying in a field with gunshot wounds to the back of his head, cheek, and shoulder. Man pleads guilty in 2022 intentional crash, stabbing According to court documents, Sawyer told investigators that he and Walls had planned to get drugs from McPherson without paying. The plan was to hold McPherson down with a belt and grab the drugs. But once the belt was placed around McPherson, he pulled a gun and began shooting inside the car. Sawyer then fired his handgun twice, hitting McPherson. McPherson was then pulled from the car and left at the scene. Walls pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to the shooting and was sentenced last year to more than 27 years in prison. Sawyer's sentencing is set for Sept. 3. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
News.com.au
7 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Defender Zach Reid sent for surgery as injuries hit Essendon, Sydney hard
Essendon opted for season-ending surgery to repair luckless defender Zach Reid's troublesome hamstring to give him the best chance of a 'full recovery'. The Bombers have been hit harder than most teams by injury in 2025 and have also sent midfielder Jye Caldwell under the knife to repair his syndesmosis injury. Reid got Essendon fans excited this season after stringing together 10 games, having played just eight since being drafted in 2020 amid countless injury issues, and he was given a three-year contract extension. But after experiencing some hamstring awareness towards the end of last Wednesday's main training session, follow-up scans confirmed a minor strain. After consulting specialists, surgery was deemed the best option, ending Reid's season. Essendon football boss Daniel McPherson is disappointed about the latest setback for Reid but confident in what the future holds for him. 'It's a tough blow for 'Reidy' to be ruled out for the year. However, we believe the surgical option offers him the best chance for a full recovery,' McPherson said. 'He's demonstrated exactly why he's so highly rated during the first 11 games this season. He remains a key part of our future.' Caldwell suffered his syndesmosis injury late in the fourth term of Saturday's loss to the Gold Coast Suns when his ankle was caught beneath him in a tackle. He will have surgery in the coming days with a return-to-play timeline yet to be determined. Youngster Nik Cox was also ordered by the AFL's concussion panel to stand down for the rest of 2025 as part of a return to play program. Meanwhile, Sydney's hopes of making a run to the finals have been hit hard, losing key forward Joel Amartey for 8-12 weeks with a high-grade adductor strain and Tom Papley will miss 2-3 weeks with a hamstring injury. Both injuries were sustained in Sunday's win over Fremantle that pushed last year's grand finalists to 10th on the ladder with a 7-9 record.
