SEDGWICK COUNTY— A registered Kansas violent offender who admitted a violent attack on two women in downtown Wichita is going to stay in jail.
Last week, Ishara Samson, 35, Wichita, was sentenced to the maximum penalty available under Kansas law following convictions in two separate criminal cases, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney’s office.
Judge Kevin Smith sentenced Samson to 36 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections for Offender Registration Violation and 12 months in the Sedgwick County jail on two counts of Battery.
Judge Smith ordered the sentences to run consecutively, meaning Samson must complete his prison term before beginning his jail sentence. In total, Samson will serve 36 months in state prison followed by 12 months in county jail.
In April Samson plead guilty two counts of battery and an offender registration violation, according to the Sedgwick County District attorney's office.
On May 3, 2025 two women reported a suspect, later identified as Samson, attacked them while they were walking near Douglas and St. Francis in downtown Wichita, according to police. Samson was arrested at a homeless shelter.
He has been listed as a registered violent offender in Kansas since October 2022 after conviction on charges of Aggravated battery; Knowingly use weapon cause great body harm/disfigure/death after an attack with a sword.