HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—An Arkansas man has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop in 2020 and firing at another officer on the scene.
A jury on Thursday convicted Kayvon Ward, 24, of first-degree murder in the death of Hot Springs police Officer Brent Scrimshire and aggravated assault for shooting at the other officer, who wasn’t struck. The same jury sentenced Ward on Friday.
Garland County Circuit Judge Marcia Hearnsberger ordered the sentences to be served consecutively.
“There is no excuse for your actions and the pain and suffering you caused for so many people,” Hearnsberger told Ward….