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Sabetha officer-involved shooting deemed justified

By Greg Bebermeyer

11/17/2021

(KMZA)--An officer-involved shooting in Sabetha last month has been ruled justified.

Nemaha County Attorney Brad Lippert, in a release Wednesday, announced he made the determination after reviewing all evidence presented by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, Nemaha County Sheriff's Office and Sabetha Police Department into the officer-involved shooting of Kelly Hall on October 20.

Lippert said he determined that both officers who fired shots at Kelly did so in the defense of other officers at the scene whose lives were endangered when Hall fired an air-powered nail gun.

Lippert said he has also determined that no charges will be filed against either officer.

He met with KBI agents on Tuesday to review their investigation into the incident. Previously, Lippert reviewed a number of narratives and reports regarding the incident from officers with both the Nemaha County Sheriff's Office and Sabetha Police Department.

Kelly received hospitalized treatment following the incident. He was arrested by the KBI following his release from a Topeka hospital on a charge of aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer.

A preliminary hearing for Kelly has been set for December 7.

He remains free on a $25,000 own recognizance bond.

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