close
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com.
A former Missouri police officer was sentenced Monday to five years of probation for shooting into a fleeing vehicle several times and wounding the driver.
Matthew Schanz, 36, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault. As part of the plea agreement, he must surrender his state law enforcement certification until his probation ends. His attorney, John Bouhasin, didn’t immediately respond to a message left Monday seeking comment.
MISSOURI POLICE OFFICERS SENT ON WILD CHASE AFTER RESIDENT’S ILLEGAL PET ESCAPES
A former Missouri police officer who fired rounds into a fleeing car has been put on probation after a guilty plea. (Fox News)
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Schanz and Christopher Gage were officers in Velda City, a St. Louis suburb. In February 2020, they stopped a driver for expired temporary tags. Prosecutors said the driver drove off when officers found marijuana in the car, and Schanz fired nine shots at the fleeing vehicle.
The 37-year-old driver crashed after being shot. He was seriously injured but recovered.
Gage, who also opened fire, pleaded guilty last year to unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to three years of probation.
close Video Sen. Tom Cotton urges Senate to 'work promptly' to process Trump Cabinet picks…
FIRST ON FOX — Senior Republican Party officials announced Monday that they are filing 12…
Republican businessman Eric Hovde finally conceded defeat on Monday in a razor-thin race for a…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he is likely to make a decision on who will…
Fears over President-elect Trump’s plan to declare a state of emergency at the border and…
EXCLUSIVE: The GOP appears to be attracting more of America's youth than in previous elections,…