Judge weighs sentence for woman who gave mass shooter guns

A federal judge will decide whether a woman who gave her ex-boyfriend the guns he used in February's mass shooting at a Kansas lawn equipment factory should spend time in prison.

The sentencing hearing for Sarah Hopkins is scheduled for Monday in federal court in Wichita. She has pleaded guilty to not alerting authorities that a convicted felon unlawfully possessed firearms.

Her defense attorney says she suffered from PTSD and battered woman's syndrome at the time of the offenses.

Prosecutors say Hopkins gave a semi-automatic rifle and a handgun to Cedric Ford, who used the weapons in a Feb. 25 shooting at the Excel Industries plant in Hesston that killed three people and wounded 14. Ford was killed by police.

Prosecutors have agreed not to oppose Hopkins' request for probation.

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