Topeka man sentenced in death of ex-girlfriend

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Topeka man has been sentenced to 48 years and nine months in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend. Jeremy Lardner was sentenced Thursday for the 2019 death of 36-year-old Brandi Prchal, an officer for the Shawnee County Department of Corrections. Her body was found in Lardner’s gas-filled home on Nov. 1, 2019. Authorities said she suffered blunt-force trauma and was dead at the scene. Lardner was found unconscious in the home and was charged after he was released from the hospital. Lardner pleaded guilty in January to second-degree murder, aggravated robbery and kidnapping.