Lansing man sentenced in November deadly shooting of his stepson
LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A 48-year-old Lansing, Kansas man is sentenced for the November 2023 shooting death of his stepson, Andrew Glenn Wiley.
According to Leavenworth County Attorney Todd Thompson, Robert Quasa was sentenced Wednesday to three years of probation after pleading guilty last month to involuntary manslaughter.
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On November 3, 2023, Lansing police officers responded to a home where they found a person, later identified as Wiley, suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.
Lifesaving efforts to save the victim were unsuccessful and Wiley was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to court records, Quasa and a group of men had visited a local gun range earlier in the day to shoot guns. The men returned to Quasa’s home and were cleaning guns when Quasa’s handgun discharged a single round, striking Wiley.
While at the scene, Quasa told officers that he was teaching Wiley how to clean guns. Quasa stated he was showing how to remove a bullet from the chamber when his handgun “just went off.”
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During Wednesday’s sentencing hearing, Quasa’s father, Wiley’s mother (who is married to Quasa), Wiley’s two brothers, and Wiley’s former fiancé addressed the court, asking the judge not to send Quasa to prison, according to Thompson.
If Quasa violates the terms of his probation, he could be forced to serve over two years in the Kansas Department of Corrections.
