Benton County Jury Convicts Man for Shooting 5 Officers in 2023

Benton County jury convicts man for shooting 5 officers in 2023

A jury has convicted a man who admitted to opening fire on officers when they tried to serve a search warrant at his home in Princeton.

Benton County man found guilty of shooting officers in 2023

FOLEY — A Princeton man who shot five police officers in a standoff in 2023 was found guilty Thursday, Aug. 28, in Benton County court. Karl Thomas Holmberg, 66, was found guilty of seven counts of attempted first-degree murder, seven counts of first-degree assault, and second-degree possession of a controlled substance. Holmberg’s nine-day jury trial began on Aug. 18. The incident occurred on Oct. 12, 2023, at Holmberg’s residence at 225 190th …