Missouri man found guilty in 2015 triple shooting case in Lawrence

The third and last defendant in a 2015 triple shooting case was found guilty on Tuesday for his part in the crime.

Caleb Chrisman, 23, pleaded no contest to four felony counts of aggravated robbery, three felony counts of aggravated battery and one felony count of aggravated burglary.

Chrisman, of Grain Valley, Mo., was arrested along with Rachael Hampton, 21, and Robert Long, 25, after robbing three men at gunpoint in a West 19th Terrace home on Feb. 8, 2015.

During the incident Chrisman and Long entered the home while Hampton waited outside, said prosecutor CJ Rieg. Inside they held three men — Phillip Hawley, Seth Peterson and Arthur Perez — at gunpoint in the basement.

At one point Chrisman pistol-whipped Peterson, and then Hawley attempted to escape, Rieg said. Long then shot all three men, injuring them.

Peterson was shot in the arm, Perez was shot in the lower torso, and Hawley was shot near his ear and in the back, Rieg said. All three men survived their injuries.

Chrisman and Long left the home with stolen drugs, money and a shotgun, Rieg said.

Earlier that day the three also robbed another man of his money in a Wal-Mart parking lot, Rieg said.

Hampton and Long were arrested in Las Vegas in March 2015.

On March 2 of this year, Long pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated robbery and three counts of aggravated battery. He was sentenced to serve nearly 35 years in prison.

On March 4, Hampton pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated robbery, one count of aggravated battery and one count of aggravated burglary. She was sentenced to serve nearly eight years in prison.

Douglas County District Judge Kay Huff accepted Chrisman’s pleas of no contest and found him guilty of the charges. She ordered a pre-sentence investigation and scheduled him to appear in court for sentencing at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 25.