DOUGLAS COUNTY —A Kansas man was sentenced Friday for violence against corrections officers.
Brandon M. Frye, 30, of Lawrence, was sentenced to 122 months in the Kansas Department of Corrections, according to Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez.
Judge Sally Pokorny also sentenced Frye, who pleaded no contest on October 17, 2023, to serve 24 months on post-release supervision.
Charges are from an incident on May 5, 2023, when Frye was in custody at the Douglas County Jail. Frye first struck a corrections officer with a closed fist. Frye then struck another officer when he kicked a cell door. While being moved to the maximum-security housing unit, Frye struck a third corrections officer with his forehead, injuring the officer. Frye then spit on a fourth corrections officer. The next day, Frye spit on a fifth officer who was trying to retrieve Frye’s breakfast tray.
Frye has previous convictions for criminal threat, aggravated assault and obstruction, according to the Kansas Dept. of Corrections.