Man sentenced in Plymouth Township rampage that injured 2 officers

We're gonna go out to Jennifer Lee. She's been working on a story for quite some time today. This is in the Plymouth Meeting area. It's a story that many of us remember from last year. We see the wind because we were just talking about the weather. Good afternoon to you, Jen. Hi Jen, hi Thomas. So yes, we were inside the Montgomery County Courthouse and it was a really emotional day in court. The defendant Dalton Janasek, he was sentenced by a judge to 25 to 50 years in prison and it was not before we heard from the officers who were injured that day, their families and the Plymouth Township Police Chief. So let's take you inside the courthouse. You can see dozens of Plymouth Township Police officers who showed up in support of Officer Jacob Hennessy and Sergeant Kyle Wilhelm Janasek, who's now 22 years old, pled guilty after he was accused of driving over Officer Hennessy multiple times with an SUV, a Mercedes G wagon on October 24th, 2025, causing severe life changing injuries that we heard about in court. Janasek admitted to injuring two other officers in the department as well. Police described his driving that day as erratic and at high speeds, and they say he ignored police commands multiple times to stop the vehicle and pull over. Officer Hennessy and his wife told the court they were supposed to be married eight days after he was nearly killed. Officer Hennessy says he felt helpless laying on the ground covered in his own blood, only to be run over again and again. And again, Officer Hennessy says his lifelong dream was to be a police officer. A year later, he is still recovering and he is currently wearing a brace to help him walk. I want to thank my department, my family, my friends, everyone from Penn Presbyterian, everyone from Plymouth Ambulance, just for all the support over this past year. It's been tough for me, but I know it's been tough for everybody. And I want to make sure that everyone that's You know, thought about us, helped us out in any way. I want them to, you know, know that we care and we really appreciate it. So again, in court, Janasek was sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison, and this was after he pleaded guilty to several charges, including attempted murder of an officer and aggravated assault. Janasek himself also had a chance to address the court, and he says he is deeply sorry. He didn't know he had a serious mental illness, and now he is taking medication. He said he will live with this terrible tragedy for the rest of his life, and he hopes and prays Officer Hennessy will make a full recovery. Jennifer, thank you for the update. Certainly those officer statements were very powerful inside the courtroom. Jennifer, thank you for the update.