Wilson receives maximum sentence for Osborne County homicide
June 23, 2009 --Attorney General Steve Six announced today that a judge in Osborne County sentenced Kenneth Eugene Wilson to the maximum sentence of the ‘Hard 50' for murdering a farmer with his own gun in March 2008.
Six personally prosecuted Wilson for the first-degree murder of Jeffrey Scott Noel of Portis, Kans. Wilson was also found guilty of one count aggravated burglary, one count burglary of a residence, and one count felony possession of a firearm in May 2009. Wilson was sentenced to the ‘Hard 50' for first degree murder, 136 months for aggravated burglary, 13 months for burglary, and 9 month for possession of a firearm. These sentences will be consecutive.
"Osborne County Sheriff Curtis Miner, County Attorney Paul Gregory, the KBI and all local law enforcement have done an excellent job on this case," Six said. "Kenneth Wilson is a hardened criminal who took Scott Noel's life and left his family without a dad, husband, friend and partner."
Through testimony from family members, neighbors and law enforcement, the state proved that Wilson burglarized Noel's home in Osborne County, took the victim's cell phone and $50, and fatally shot him with victim's own gun. The prosecution also presented DNA evidence matching the defendant found on a cigarette in the victim's home.
"My heart goes out to the family of Scott Noel," Six said. "I am committed to providing families in all corners of our state the best quality criminal prosecution available."
Attorney General Six is the first sitting Kansas attorney general to personally prosecute a criminal case in 34 years.