Man sentenced in fatal hit-and-run in Leavenworth

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A Leavenworth man has been sentenced to 3.5 years in jail for a fatal hit-and-run. Justen Michael McCarter, 37, was sentenced Thursday in the death of Adam Wheeler, 44, in March 2020.

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Police say McCarter was speeding on a stolen motorcycle when he hit Wheeler, who was crossing a Leavenworth street. Witnesses told police McCarter was drag racing when he hit Wheeler.

McCarter pleaded guilty in October to involuntary manslaughter and possession of a stolen motorcycle.

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