A 36-year-old Marshall man sentenced to spend some time in state prison after a plea bargain in a case in Johnson County still has to face a judge in Saline County.

According to the original police report, Knob Noster Police officers responded to the report of shots fired, and 39-year-old Quincy Thomas had to be transported to a hospital for treatment of life-threateneing gunshot wounds to his abdomen on January 3, 2020. The suspect fled in a vehicle, which was later spotted in Saline County. Luis Lerma jumped out of the moving vehicle and ran at that time, but turned himself into Johnson County authorities a few days later.

According to the plea-bargain agreement, Lerma pleaded guilty to a Class D Felony for Stealing a Controlled Substance or Methamphetamine Manufacturing Material and was sentenced, in Johnson County, to three years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, with credit for time already served.

In Saline County, Lerma is facing a Class E Felony for Resisting Arrest by Fleeing; property-damage and driving-related misdemeanors and an infraction. Bond remains at $10,000 cash.

Lerma entered a plea of not guilty in that case on September 28. The court granted the States request for a change of change during a court proceeding on November 9. Lerma’s next court proceeding is pending at Saline County Circuit Court.