WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A driver who dragged a Kansas sheriff’s deputy while fleeing after being stopped has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison.
Melissa Heinzman was sentenced Thursday for aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer and for probation violations. She also was ordered to pay more than than $33,000 in restitution.
Prosecutors say Heinzman drove off in June 2019 after a Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy pulled her over, dragging the deputy about 100 feet (30.5 meters) and running over her leg.
The deputy wasn’t seriously hurt.
During the hearing, Heinzman said she was “very sorry” and that she never meant to hurt the deputy, reports KSNW-TV.
