HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A 33-year-old Hutchinson man serving over 18 years in prison in a kidnapping case saw his conviction for threatening the lives of two Hutchinson Police officers upheld Friday by the Kansas Court of Appeals.

Todd Lloyd was found “guilty” for threatening Sgt. Josh Radloff and Sgt. Eric Buller after a bench trial. Both officers worked the kidnapping case. Lloyd looked directly at the officers after the verdict and threatened to kill them if he ever got out of jail.

He was arrested on April 23, 2014, when he came close to being shot by both Hutchinson officers during an altercation where he held his girlfriend at knifepoint. He eventually threw the knives down and, after a brief struggle, was taken into custody.

He was convicted of the charges associated with that case as well.