The initial appearance on a federal weapons charge for a Kansas man who shot at Joplin police officers February 24 when they were investigating him for another shooting is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Thursday in U. S. District Court in Springfield.
Federal court records indicate Adam Everett Kastler, 35, Burlingame, Kansas, was taken into custody Monday.
Kastler is charged with illegal possession of a firearm in connection with his February 24 run-in with JPD officers.
Officers found Kastler at 11:18 p.m. Friday when they tried to stop a white Chevrolet Tahoe at 2315 W. 7th Street, according to a department news release.
During the stop, Kastler forcefully stole the vehicle from the owner and fled the scene from officers.
During the pursuit, Kastler fired multiple gunshots at pursuing Joplin Police Officers at multiple points in the pursuit. The pursuit entered Kansas and the suspect vehicle crashed west of Galena. Kastler was taken into custody without further incident and transferred to Kansas law enforcement officials.
The news release noted that Kastler had active felony warrants out of Newton County and a Joplin Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear.
The news release noted that Kastler had active felony warrants out of Newton County and a Joplin Municipal Court warrant for failure to appear.
A federal grand jury indicted Kastler May 24.
A link to a February 25 Turner Report post that offered more detail on Kastler's background is provided below.
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