Dec 05, 2022

NW Kan. man enters plea in death of 3-month old

Posted Dec 05, 2022 11:30 PM
Johnson-photo Sherman Co.
Johnson-photo Sherman Co.

GOODLAND — A Kansas man pleaded no contest Monday to charges of involuntary manslaughter and child abuse stemming from the death of an infant in May 2020, according to Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

Steven E. Johnson, 27, Goodland, entered the plea in Sherman County District Court to one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of child abuse. Judge Scott Showalter accepted the plea and set sentencing for 9 a.m. Jan. 30 in Sherman County District Court.

The case stems from the death of a 3-month-old child on May 13, 2020. The case was investigated by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Goodland Police Department.