TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A man charged with shooting and injuring a Topeka police detective has a criminal record, including a sex crime case and a case involving another law enforcement officer.
Twenty-nine-year-old Christopher Curtis Harris appeared in court Monday on charges of attempted capital murder, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, aggravated robbery and criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. It wasn’t clear if Harris has an attorney.
Harris and detective Brian Hill exchanged gunfire Nov. 5, while Hill was trying to apprehend the suspect after a convenience store robbery. Hill is expected to make a full recovery.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Harris previously pleaded no contest to indecent solicitation of a sex act involving a 14-year-old girl, and pleaded guilty to interference with a law enforcement officer in March. He received probation in both cases.
