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 ESCAPESCLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPSchanz 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.