Hutchinson—A Kansas man jailed in the July abduction and shooting in Reno and Sedgwick County has been bound over for trial on all 12 counts following Thursday's preliminary hearing.
Judge Joe McCarville found there was sufficient evidence to hold 23-year-old Kamden Campos over for trial.
He is accused of using a knife against the victim, trying to drown her at the lake, attempting to set her on fire, and shooting at the vehicle she was trying to escape in. He also faces counts of kidnapping and aggravated battery charges.
Campos was arrested after allegedly abducting a woman and her family in Wichita. They drove out to Cheney Lake. When the woman tried to escape in a vehicle, Campos allegedly shot at the vehicle, hitting a 2-year-old girl.
The woman drove into Sedgwick County and called 911. The child was taken to Wesley Medical Center where she underwent surgery and has recovered.
The victim took the stand Thursday morning and was reluctant to answer questions from the state, often returning an answer of “I don't remember.” She did talk about the day they left her house to buy a gift for her sister. At that time an argument started and they ended up at Cheney Reservoir. The state then played a recording of the 911 call she made. At that time, she stated she didn’t want to hear it.
In the tape, you can hear her say that she was worried Campos would take his own life. She then screamed hysterically when she discovered her two-year-old child had been shot. She repeatedly asked 911 for her to be able to hang up and make another call, but 911 kept her on the line and tried to help her do first aid on the child. The victim broke down and cried on the stand as the tape played while Campos put his head down on the table and was visibly shaking as the events played out in court.
When asked by the prosecution again about various events including how her clothing was doused in gasoline and how she was injured with a knife, she continued to answer with "I don’t remember."
Campos will now face arraignment on May 2 in front of Judge Trish Rose.
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HUTCHINSON — A preliminary hearing originally delayed from February is scheduled for Thursday morning for the man arrested in connection with the abduction and shooting in Reno and Sedgwick counties on July 19.
Kamden Campos, 23, is facing 12 counts including six counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of kidnapping, three counts of aggravated battery and two counts of criminal threat.
The six counts of attempted murder and the single kidnapping carry sentences of up to 55 years in prison if Campos is convicted.
Campos was arrested after allegedly abducting a woman and her family in Wichita. They drove out to Cheney Lake. When the woman tried to escape in a vehicle, Campos allegedly shot at the vehicle, hitting a 2-year-old girl.
The woman drove into Sedgwick County and called 911. The child was taken to Wesley Medical Center where she underwent surgery and has recovered.
The hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. in front of Judge Joe McCarville.