Federal charge filed against suspect in McDonalds shooting incident

CREATED Jan. 24, 2013

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Federal prosecutors have filed a charge against the suspect in a shooting incident at a west Wichita McDonalds restaurant earlier this month.  Our news partners at KWCH, Channel 12, are reporting that 24-year-old Sean Costs is charged in federal court with unlawful possession of a firearm.  The charge was filed because of a prior conviction for aggravated assault in 2011. 

Costa is facing charges in Sedgwick County for firing a shot at a car during a January 9th disturbance in the drive-through lane of a McDonalds at 6350 West Kellogg.  No one was hurt, and police traced Costa to a west side home where he and Melissa Palacios were arrested after a 4-hour standoff.