MOUND CITY –A Kansas man was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 12 years in prison for battery of a law enforcement officer and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

John Teters, 55, pleaded guilty in September to one count each of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and battery of a law enforcement officer. Teters was sentenced in Linn County District Court by Judge Terri Johnson to 142 months to be served in the Kansas Department of Corrections. The convictions stemmed from a crime that was committed in August.

Teters has previous convictions for second degree murder, theft and aggravated escape from custody, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.