Autopsy: Kansas man fatally shot by trooper was on drugs

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An autopsy report says a motorist who was fatally shot by a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper in November was under the influence of methamphetamine.

Logan from an earlier arrest in Shawnee County. He had previous conviction for robbery, drugs and forgery, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections

Shawnee County District Coroner Ransom Ellis said the autopsy found methamphetamine, amphetamine and marijuana in the system of 35-year-old Jarmane Logan to Topeka. He died of a single gunshot wound.

Investigators say the trooper and a Topeka police officer were being dragged through the snow by Logan’s vehicle when he was shot. Logan was trying to drive away with two women the officers were trying to take into custody.

Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said in January that the shooting was justified. The trooper’s name hasn’t been made public.