WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Wichita woman was sentenced by a judge to life in prison for a shooting in Old Town in May 2023 that killed Lationna Johnson.
The Sedgwick County District Attorney’s office said La’Niha Banks, 20, was sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility after 25 years. If the parole board grants parole, she must serve an additional 65 months before she can be released.
The judge gave her the life sentence for first-degree murder, and 13 months each for five additional crimes: one count of criminal discharge of a firearm and four counts of aggravated assault. Those five will run consecutive to the life sentence.
The DA’s office said the judge also sentenced Banks to 165 months for attempted first-degree murder and 13 months for a second charge of criminal discharge of a firearm. Those two charges are to run concurrently with the life sentence.
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A jury found Banks guilty of those crimes on March 1.