A Wichita man has been sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for separate robbery and shooting incidents last year.
21-year-old Jacob Caddell pleaded guilty in April to charges of aggravated battery and aggravated robbery. Prosecutors said on May 29th of 2021 a man reported his car was stolen by three young men. They called him and said they were going to return it, and while he was waiting near 31st Street South and Meridian, one of the men shot him in the face. He was able to give officers a description of the gunman.
A few days later on June 1st, a Kwik Shop at 2700 South Oliver was robbed by two men who got cash and tobacco products. The next day, an officer saw the stolen car going 80 miles an hour on West Kellogg. After a chase, the car crashed into another vehicle near Central and Hillside. The driver ran from the crash, carrying an AR-15 style rifle. Officers later found Caddell hiding in a garage in the 400 block of North Chautauqua, and they soon found the rifle and an automatic pistol. Stolen cigarettes and cigars from the Kwik Shop robbery were found in the car.
Charges are pending against another man for the Kwik Shop robbery.
