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.
Barnes was sentenced to 156 months in prison.
Lewis, who officers say was the driver and did not shoot at any officers, was sentenced to 42 months in prison.
Hall is awaiting sentencing.
Background Information
According to the United States Attorney's Office, on August 3, 2020, Kansas City, Kansas police officers responded to a "shots fired" call at the Butler brothers' parents lived on Farrow Avenue.
Investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Special Agents and federally deputized Task Force Officers (TFOs) arrested a suspect in the Farrow Avenue shooting.
The United States Attorney's Office says as the officers were returning to their vehicles, multiple shooters began firing at them.
An officer and a bystander were struck by the gunfire.
Authorities say they recovered numerous shell casings including 9mm, .40 caliber, .45 caliber, 5.56 caliber, and 7.62 caliber casings from an alley west of the home.
“Numerous brave Law Enforcement Officers started their day in August of 2020 doing their job by executing a lawful search warrant when they were ambushed by four individuals. No one can be allowed to shoot at law enforcement. This sentence sends a clear warning to anyone who thinks they can shoot at Law Enforcement and get away with it – they cannot. If they try, we will tirelessly work with the United States Attorney’s Office and our federal, state, and local partners to investigate and prosecute them to the fullest extent provided by law,” stated Bernard G. Hansen, Special Agent in Charge, Kansas City Field Division. “The actions of the ATF Special Agents and officers from our partner agencies that day are truly commendable as they acted with high regard not only for their safety but those of the surrounding community. I am both grateful for, and inspired by, the professionalism shown by the ATF agents who risked their lives that morning.”
Investigators
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), the Kansas City, Kansas Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Faiza Alhambra and Trent Krug are prosecuting the case.
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