LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- A man charged with shooting a state trooper over the weekend said he's sorry for what he did -- and that he was temporarily insane when he fired the shots.

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Tommy R. Rollins, of Grandview, is accused of shooting trooper Brandon Brashear nine times early Saturday morning after the officer pulled him over in Lee's Summit.

Brashear, who has been on the force for about two years, is hospitalized in serious but stable condition.

Rollins is charged with first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer and armed criminal action. He made a special court appearance Sunday in Kansas City on his 26th birthday.

While walking to Jackson County Courthouse, Rollins told reporters Sunday that he didn't mean to shoot the officer and that he was temporarily insane.

"Why'd you shoot the trooper?" a reporter asked Rollins.

"I didn't mean to shoot the man. It's like I said, it was temporary insanity -- wasn't even thinking when I did it, that's it," Rollins said.

"What do you say to his family?" a reporter asked Rollins.

"I'm sorry. I got a family of my own I'll probably never see again, so I'm hurting, too," Rollins said.

Rollins also said society in general led to the shooting. Jackson County Prosecutor Mike Sanders said he doesn't buy that.

Rollins will appear in court June 20.