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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,099 posts)
Wed Dec 30, 2020, 11:00 PM Dec 2020

Hunter who walked away after shooting a teen while he was watching the sunset charged with homicide.





A hunter in Pennsylvania has been charged with homicide after prosecutors said he walked away after shooting a teenager in a state park.

The teenager, 18-year-old Jason Kutt was sitting in his car with his girlfriend at Nockamixon State Park when he was shot in October. They were waiting to watch the sunset, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said at a press conference.

His girlfriend heard the shot and saw Kutt fall. When she looked down the road she saw a hunter in orange gear looking in their direction, but he fled the scene.

Eight weeks later, prosecutors identified Kenneth Troy Heller, 52, as the shooter. He was charged with criminal homicide, recklessly endangering another person, possession of an instrument of crime, possession of a brass knuckle dagger, and two hunting law violations - including failing to render aid to an injured person.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/a-hunter-who-walked-away-after-shooting-a-teen-while-he-was-watching-the-sunset-is-charged-with-homicide/ar-BB1cmv4I?li=BBorjTa&ocid=DELLDHP

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Hunter who walked away after shooting a teen while he was watching the sunset charged with homicide. (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2020 OP
FREEDUMB JI7 Dec 2020 #1
how the hell Squidly Dec 2020 #2
As an ethical hunter this makes me madder then hell! GulfCoast66 Dec 2020 #3
Wonder what his blood alcohol level was when he pulled the trigger?? NoMoreRepugs Dec 2020 #4
Cold blooded murderer lpbk2713 Dec 2020 #5
Cold blooded killer. I'm surprised the girl wasn't shot. 58Sunliner Dec 2020 #6
Had he intentionally shot the kid I would agree but it does not appear that he did. cstanleytech Dec 2020 #7
I don't know that he did not intentionally shoot at the car. The only one who knows is the shooter. 58Sunliner Jan 2021 #10
"He certainly didn't render aid." Agreed. cstanleytech Jan 2021 #11
My brain is so fried from moonscape Dec 2020 #8
You can't mistake someone in a car with a deer. BrightKnight Dec 2020 #9

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
3. As an ethical hunter this makes me madder then hell!
Wed Dec 30, 2020, 11:16 PM
Dec 2020

Brass knuckle dagger? This guy was no hunter. He was out to shoot. He shot at that car on purpose. You can’t misidentify a car for a deer. I’ve shot lots of deer. Its pretty fucking obvious it’s a deer. The woods don’t change the way you see. I’ve seen hogs(which I ate) bobcats, coons, possums, cows, horses, squirrels and birds out the ass. When a deer walks out out there is no confusion.

Sorry piece of shit.

lpbk2713

(42,763 posts)
5. Cold blooded murderer
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 12:22 AM
Dec 2020


He will only see the sun set from behind bars from now until his miserable life is over.

cstanleytech

(26,304 posts)
7. Had he intentionally shot the kid I would agree but it does not appear that he did.
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 01:54 AM
Dec 2020

That aside I hope this plea deal did not involve any $$$ settlement because then it calls into question if the agreement is truly in the best interests of justice.

58Sunliner

(4,390 posts)
10. I don't know that he did not intentionally shoot at the car. The only one who knows is the shooter.
Fri Jan 1, 2021, 11:34 AM
Jan 2021

He certainly didn't render aid.

BrightKnight

(3,567 posts)
9. You can't mistake someone in a car with a deer.
Thu Dec 31, 2020, 02:33 PM
Dec 2020

What part of the “deer” was he aiming for?
Why would anyone go hunting with brass knuckles?
It sounds like premeditated murder to me.

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