SEDGWICK COUNTY —A man is going to prison for a deadly shooting that occurred in September is going to prison
On Wednesday, Judge Jeffry Goering sentenced 37-year-old James Standefer to 442 months in prison for the death of 43-year-old Jesse Dean Rau of Haysville, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
In November Standefer pled guilty to murder in the 2nd degree, reckless.
In September, the Sedgwick County Fugitive Warrant Section deputies located Standefer at an apartment complex in the 7100 block of W. Shade Lane in Wichita, according to a social media report from the sheriff's office.
As a precaution, deputies briefly evacuated or sheltered residents in the complex. The SWAT team was called to the complex. After a short standoff, Standefer surrendered peacefully and was taken into custody at 5:40 p.m.
Just before 3 a.m., the day before his arrest, Sedgwick County Emergency Communications received an automated crash detection alert from a mobile device in the area in the 7700 Block of South Broadway near Haysville, according to Sheriff's Department spokesman Branden Stitt.
Haysville Police officers, along with Sedgwick County EMS and Fire District 1, responded and located an SUV that had crashed into a tree.
Inside the vehicle, first responders found Jesse Dean Rau suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, where he later died. A female passenger sustained minor injuries from the crash.
Based on the investigation, detectives believe at least three individuals were inside the SUV when a disturbance occurred, during which Rau was shot by another occupant.
The SUV then left the roadway and struck a tree. The suspected shooter, believed to be Stadefer ran from the scene.