SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A former Springfield police officer will serve no jail time for accidentally shooting an unarmed panhandler in May.
Jason Shuck was sentenced Wednesday morning to a previously approved sentence of two years of unsupervised probation. He will have no criminal record if he successfully completes the probation but he is prohibited from ever having a job that requires him to carry a firearm.

Shuck pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of third-degree assault. He told investigators he meant to use his Taser on Eric David Butts but accidentally grabbed his pistol and shot the man in the back. Butts suffered severe internal injuries but is expected to fully recover.

The Springfield News-Leader reports the city has reached a settlement with Butts but the agreement’s terms were not made public.