     The man who stabbed a police officer in the tiny Scotts Bluff County village of Lyman in September of last year has been sentenced to 40-to-80-years in prison.
37-year-old Jeremy Torres had been convicted of Attempted 1st-Degree Murder, Felony Use of a Deadly Weapon, Witness Tampering, and 2nd-Degree Assault on an Officer.
All 4 charges carry a 10-year mandatory minimum prison sentence, which means Torres will have to serve at least 40 years before good time rules would start to reduce the time he would spend behind bars.
The Attempted Murder count brought 25-to-30 years, the deadly weapon charge drew 10-to-20 years, and the assault conviction resulted in 10-to-20 years. The 10 year term for witness tampering was both the minimum and maximum.
Court documents and body-cam footage show the officer, whose name was not released, was canvassing a neighborhood about reports of gunshots on Sept 22 when Torres walked up, took a knife out of his pocket, and stabbed the officer 3 times.
Two of the wounds were to the left side of the neck with the other in the upper back. Torres told the officer during the attack that he was going to kill him, but the officer managed to use his stun gun to subdue Torres.
He was also able to detain Torres until officers from the Morrill and Mitchell police departments and deputies from the Scotts Bluff County Sheriff’s office arrived on scene
The officer was then transported to the hospital Emergency Room for surgery. He has since made a full recovery.
Hopefully he dies in prison. People like this don’t need to be running around loose in society!
Please note- “should not be.”