STATE OF KANSAS

Tenth Judicial District

Steve Howe, District Attorney
UPDATE

Date: November 12, 2015

On Tuesday, Johnson County District Court Judge Sara Welch sentenced 43
year old Jeremy Claerhout to 117 months in custody of the Kansas Department of
Corrections.
On January 11, 2015, Olathe Police Officers responded to an automobile
accident in the area of South Ridgeview Road and East Sheridan Bridge Lane. The
two vehicles involved were being driven by Clarehout and 34 year old Christopher
Willdermood. Willdermood was transported to the hospital in critical condition and
later died as a result of the injuries he sustained in the crash.
Assistant District Attorneys Ann Henderson and Will Hurst prosecuted this
case. The Olathe Police Department and the Johnson County Sheriffs Office
Criminalistics Laboratory were the investigating agencies.
Date: August 26, 2015
A Johnson County jury found Jeremy Claerhout guilty of second degree
murder, involuntary manslaughter while DUI, and reckless driving as charged in the
complaint in District Court case number 15CR95.
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