37-year-old Aaron Wirtz, a former local actor & dancer who appeared in wacky commercials selling cars, has been sentenced by a judge.
Wirtz pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute >50 grams of methamphetamine on Dec. 21, 2021. He was sentenced to six years in prison, and five years of supervised release.
On Jan. 7, 2020, police served a narcotics search warrant at a home in the west part of Wichita near 1st and Ridge, in the 200 block of N. Summitlawn. Officers found a pound of methamphetamine, two ounces of heroin, narcotic pills, a mushroom-grow operation, drug paraphernalia, and two handguns inside the home.
Wirtz was initially charged with possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession with intent to distribute hydrocodone, oxycodone and lisdexamfetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.
He pleaded guilty to the one count as part of a plea deal, and three other charges were dropped.