Officer Arik Matson
WASECA, Minn. – A man accused of shooting and seriously wounding a southern Minnesota police officer has pleaded guilty to attempted murder.
Thirty-seven-year-old Tyler Janovsky pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of attempted first-degree murder of a peace officer during a hearing in Waseca County District Court.
Prosecutors say Janovsky shot Waseca Officer Arik Matson in the head as Matson and other officers responded to a call of a suspicious person with a flashlight in a backyard on Jan. 6. Matson is still recovering in a Nebraska rehabilitation facility.
Sentencing is set for Sept. 18. Janovsky faces 35 years in prison under his plea agreement.
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