A Jackson County judge sentenced a Kansas City, Missouri, police officer for a July 2024 assault that happened while he was off-duty and working security in Westport.
Christopher Showalter, who was found guilty in September, was sentenced to two years probation, per court records.
A Jackson County grand jury indicted Showalter in July 2025 on a misdemeanor charge of fourth-degree assault for attempting “to cause physical pain by slamming his (the victim’s) face/chin against the concrete sidewalk, and kneeing him in the face/chin while he was handcuffed and lying on his stomach,” according to a court document…