Kansas man sentenced for fatally shooting father while he was in bed

HOLTON, Kan. (AP) – A Kansas man who fatally shot his father while he was in bed has been sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison.

Fifty-year-old Derrick Bohnenkemper, of Holton, was sentenced Friday in the death of his 73-year-old father, Gaylen Bohnenkemper at the family’s home in 2018.

He was also sentenced to three years of post-relief supervision and must register as a violent offender. Authorities say Derrick Bohnenkemper’s mother called 911 and was able to escape from the home.

Bohnenkemper barricaded himself inside the house for about five hours, and fired at officers before he was arrested.

He pleaded no contest in December to second-degree murder.