CALEDONIA, Minn. (AP) - In a story April 9 about sentencing for a man who shot at La Crescent police officers in July 2017, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the man’s co-defendant had pleaded not guilty to first-degree premeditated murder. The co-defendant, Wyatt Helfrich, pleaded not guilty to first-degree attempted premeditated murder.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Man who shot at La Crescent police officers sentenced
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A Kellogg man who shot at La Crescent police officers and then led law enforcement on a high-speed chase in July 2017 has been sentenced to 13 years in prison
CALEDONIA, Minn. (AP) - A Kellogg man who shot at La Crescent police officers and then led law enforcement on a high-speed chase has been sentenced to 13 years in prison.
Authorities say William Wallraff and another man shot at officers near a convenience store in Houston County in July 2017 and continued shooting during the chase that ensued. Officers returned fire. No one was hurt.
The Post-Bulletin of Rochester reports that Wallraff reached a deal under which he pleaded guilty to charges of assault and use of deadly force against a peace officer. Numerous other charges were dismissed.
He was sentenced in late March and received credit for more than 200 days already served.
Co-defendant Wyatt Helfrich has pleaded not guilty to 15 charges including first-degree attempted premeditated murder.
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