PHOTOS: Tyler Janovsky sentenced in Waseca officer shooting
Tyler Jaovsky was sentenced to 35 years in prison Friday for shooting at officers and shooting Waseca Police officer Arik Matson. Matson, 33, was shot in the head Jan. 6 while responding with other officers to a suspicious person report.Â
Tyler Robert Janovsky, 38, who was wanted on drug charges, pleaded guilty to the shooting.
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Waseca Police officer Arik Matson is steadied by his wife Megan as he reads a statement at Tyler Janovsky’s sentencing hearing Friday at the Waseca County Courthouse. Janovsky was sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting Matson in the head on Jan. 6 after officers were called to a suspicious person call.
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Waseca Police officer Arik Matson and his wife Megan listen as Tyler Janovsky reads a statement at his sentencing hearing Friday at the Waseca County Courthouse. Janovsky was sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting Matson in the head on Jan. 6 after officers were called to a suspicious person call.
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Tyler Janovsky bows his head as he sits in his sentencing hearing Friday at the Waseca County Courthouse.
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Waseca Police officer Andrew Harren reads a statement during Tyler Janovsky’s sentencing hearing Friday at the Waseca County Courthouse. Janovsky was sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting at Harren and shooting Harren’s partner Arik Matson in the head on Jan. 6 after officers were called to a suspicious person call.
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Tyler Janovsky listens to victim impact statements during his sentencing hearing Friday at the Waseca County Courthouse. Janovsky was sentenced to 35 years in prison for shooting at officers and critically wounding Waseca Police officer Arik Matson in the head on Jan. 6 after officers were called to a suspicious person call.
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Waseca County Attorney Rachel Cornelius, left, listens as Waseca Police officer Arik Matson reads a statement thanking people for their support, with help from his wife Megan Friday outside the Waseca County Courthouse.
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Fellow officers watch as Waseca Police officer Arik Matson is helped by his wife Megan after a press conference Friday at the Waseca County Courthouse.
Pat Christman
Photographer for the Mankato Free Press.
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