An inmate at the Sedgwick County Jail who threw scalding water on a detention deputy in April has been sentenced to five years, nine months in prison.
James E. Chavez, 20, of Wichita pleaded guilty on July 9 to one count of aggravated battery. He also pleaded guilty in a separate case to one count of trafficking contraband into a correctional institution for turning toothbrushes into shanks last year, court records show.
Sedgwick County District Judge Chrystal Krier handed down the 69-month prison sentence on Wednesday, court records say…