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Hesston shooter was convicted felon
Local judge, others comment
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A Newton woman faces a charge of supplying Hesston shooter Cedric Ford, a convicted felon, with firearms.In the wake of last Thursday’s mass shooting at Excel Industries in Hesston, the U.S. Attorney’s Office charged Sarah T. Hopkins, 28, with one count of knowingly transferring a firearm to a convicted felon.Meanwhile, the shooting prompted comments from Barton County District Judge Ron Svaty and from the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence (KCSDV) in Topeka. As he sentenced felons Friday to probation, Judge Svaty took time to remind them that they can’t own firearms or live with someone who has firearms in the residence. He said he expects enforcement will become tighter following the mass shooting.Ford, armed with what police called an “assault-style” weapon, killed three people and injured 14 others before he was killed by a police officer who rushed into the Excel Industries building alone.“This man (Ford) was a convicted felon,” Svaty said as he sentenced burglar Jeremy Hood to 24 months probation and warned him about the restrictions he faces.