KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KOAM) — A federal jury sentences a pair of Kansas brothers for opening fire on law enforcement officers.
According to the United States Attorney’s Office District of Kansas , G’Ante Butler, 24, and Zarion Butler, 26, of Kansas City, Kansas have been sentenced to 190 months imprisonment.
Court documents say in December 2023, a federal jury found G’Ante Butler guilty of one count of forcible assault on a federal law enforcement officer and one count of use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Zarion Butler pleaded guilty to one count of forcible assault of a federal law enforcement officer and one count of use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.
Co-defendants sentencing
Court documents also show co-defendants Nadarius Barnes, 24, Chase Lewis, 23, and Donell L. Hall, 28 of Kansas City, Kansas, each pleaded guilty to one count of forcible assault on a federal law enforcement officer and one count of use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.