A 24-year-old Kansas City, Kansas resident was sentenced for a residential burglary at a relative’s home in which firearms, cash and personal items were taken. In a news release, Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson said relatives the of 24-year-old Andrew Amundsen complained to the Sheriff’s Office that their home had been burglarized on January 27, 2016.
They explained to authorities that the nature of the burglary led them to suspect Amundsen.
On January 28th, officers observed Amundsen and a passenger speeding in excess of 100 miles an hour. Multiple Sheriff’s Deputies pursued the vehicle with their lights and sirens on. The car did not stop, and proceeded through intersections without slowing down.
One deputy noted a shotgun thrown from the car. The shotgun was later identified as one taken in the January 27th burglary. Officers were finally able to stop the vehicle in Wyandotte County and found Amundsen driving.
According to Thompson, this is not the first time for Amundsen. He has been convicted previously of a series of burglary cases, theft of firearms, and drug related offenses. Judge Gunnar Sundby sentenced Amundsen to consecutive counts of burglary and attempting to flee and elude for a controlling sentence of 32 months in prison.