Update: Fayetteville Man Gets 149 Years for Attempted Murder
By: KNWA-TV, Fayetteville
Updated: December 11, 2012
Update (December 11):
A Fayetteville man accused of shooting at police during a standoff has been found guilty of attempted murder and was sentenced in court.
Sergio Andrade-Martinez was found guilty on eight counts of attempted murder and sentenced to 149 years behinds bars.
He was also convicted and sentenced on two charges of aggravated assault, two charges of illegal possession of a firearm and other drug and gun related offenses.
According to police, Martinez fired shots at officers from the balcony of his Bedford Loop Apartment back in March.
One officer was shot in the leg during the incident and required surgery before returning to work.
Update (December 6):
A Fayetteville man accused of shooting at police during a standoff has been found guilty of attempted murder.
Sergio Andrade-Martinez, 50, was found guilty Wednesday on eight counts of attempted murder and sentenced to serve 20 years for each charge.
He was also convicted and sentenced on two charges of aggravated assault, two charges of illegal possession of a firearm and other drug and gun related offenses.
According to police, Martinez fired shots at officers from the balcony of his Bedford Loop Apartment back in March.
One officer was shot in the leg during the incident and required surgery before returning to work.
Original story (December 3):
A Fayetteville man charged with attempted capital murder of a police officer is expected to go on trial this morning.
Police say Sergio Andrade-Martinez fired several rounds at officers from the balcony of his Bedford Loop apartment last March during a standoff with officers.
Investigators had tried pulling over the 50-year old man in a traffic stop near his apartment, just blocks away from the University of Arkansas campus.
Police say Andrade-Martinez then drove off, leading them on a chase that ended on Bedford Loop.
That's when Andrade-Martinez locked himself in an apartment, before coming out and firing shots at police.
Officer Blake Williamson was shot in the leg.
Six other officers also exchanged gunfire with Andrade-Martinez. Those six returned to duty four days later, while Officer Williamson was out of action until June.
A Fayetteville man accused of shooting at police during a standoff has been found guilty of attempted murder and was sentenced in court.
Sergio Andrade-Martinez was found guilty on eight counts of attempted murder and sentenced to 149 years behinds bars.
He was also convicted and sentenced on two charges of aggravated assault, two charges of illegal possession of a firearm and other drug and gun related offenses.
According to police, Martinez fired shots at officers from the balcony of his Bedford Loop Apartment back in March.
One officer was shot in the leg during the incident and required surgery before returning to work.
Update (December 6):
A Fayetteville man accused of shooting at police during a standoff has been found guilty of attempted murder.
Sergio Andrade-Martinez, 50, was found guilty Wednesday on eight counts of attempted murder and sentenced to serve 20 years for each charge.
He was also convicted and sentenced on two charges of aggravated assault, two charges of illegal possession of a firearm and other drug and gun related offenses.
According to police, Martinez fired shots at officers from the balcony of his Bedford Loop Apartment back in March.
One officer was shot in the leg during the incident and required surgery before returning to work.
Original story (December 3):
A Fayetteville man charged with attempted capital murder of a police officer is expected to go on trial this morning.
Police say Sergio Andrade-Martinez fired several rounds at officers from the balcony of his Bedford Loop apartment last March during a standoff with officers.
Investigators had tried pulling over the 50-year old man in a traffic stop near his apartment, just blocks away from the University of Arkansas campus.
Police say Andrade-Martinez then drove off, leading them on a chase that ended on Bedford Loop.
That's when Andrade-Martinez locked himself in an apartment, before coming out and firing shots at police.
Officer Blake Williamson was shot in the leg.
Six other officers also exchanged gunfire with Andrade-Martinez. Those six returned to duty four days later, while Officer Williamson was out of action until June.
