Ali Akbar Walker, who shot a cop, sentenced to 30 years

Shooting a cop will get you 30 years without parole.

Ali Akbar Walker, 24, was sentenced today in federal court to 30 years in prison without parole. Walker, who legally changed his name from Bryan Walker,

Kansas City police arrested Walker and 26-year-old Kyle A. Gardenhire following a traffic stop near 71st Street and Myrtle Avenue on August 7, 2007. But it wasn’t so simple. Gardenhire tried to flee and ran his Chevy Monte Carlo into a cop car. Walker was riding in the backseat and began shooting at the officers, hitting and severely injuring Paul Clark.