A Kansas City Police officer who was found guilty of misdemeanor assault for using excessive force on a restrained man was sentenced to two years of probation this week, court records show.
Christopher Showalter, 47, was found guilty last month of an assault in an incident captured on video in Kansas City’s Westport neighborhood in July 2024. The video shows Showalter forcing his knee into the neck of William Hardy, of Kansas City, who was restrained and lying on the ground.
Instead of a one-year prison term, Jackson County Court Circuit Judge Jalilah Otto sentenced Showalter to two years probation Thursday, court records show…