I don't see him selling. He lives with his mother-in-law and she is the one paying the bills for the most part. He does have a job, but I do know she is the one who owns the land.
Thanks. We are just sorry it had to take this to get the issue resolved. A backstop was all we were asking for.
I believe I can provide at least a partial update on what is happening in our situation. The neighbor had his trial on Sept. 2nd and was convicted of the criminal recklessness charge. I was waiting to see what they were doing with the charges against his friend who was also there shooting when the DNR arrived, and I guess the prosecutor is still talking to him. No trial date has been set for him and I got notice that he has another pretrial conference in about a month.
At sentencing, the judge put a ban on shooting on that property for as long as the neighbor lives there. No shooting by him, his family or his friends on that property for any reason with any type of firearm. I was not expecting that, but it sure goes a long way in making us feel safer. If we hear any shooting, we are to call the sheriff's department right away and they will send someone out. He got six months (suspended) with 12 months probation in addition to the shooting ban. It has been nice and quiet and we can actually walk in our woods and feel safe doing so.
I will update more when a decision has been made regarding the other person who was charged. I can't really give any more details other than this as I do not want to jeopardize the case against the second party. What I have stated above is all part of the public record so I feel comfortable sharing it.
At sentencing, the judge put a ban on shooting on that property for as long as the neighbor lives there. No shooting by him, his family or his friends on that property for any reason with any type of firearm. I was not expecting that, but it sure goes a long way in making us feel safer. If we hear any shooting, we are to call the sheriff's department right away and they will send someone out. He got six months (suspended) with 12 months probation in addition to the shooting ban. It has been nice and quiet and we can actually walk in our woods and feel safe doing so.
What part of "shall not be infringed" do these people not understand?
I read that as no self-defense shooting either. It sucks to be stupid, sometimes.
Self-defense is by definition a defense against a charge of violating some legal obligation. It cannot be taken away by a judge etc.
Wait, wait, wait, so what you are saying that your right to your property is not absolutely and you cannot use your property as a weapon to hurt others?
You need to write INGO a memo!
so glad to see the good news Mom.... extreme? Maybe so, but he wasn't told he can't shoot, he just can't shoot on his land. had he shown any remorse or desire to work with the situation I am sure it might have turned out different.
Isn't "Criminal Recklessness" a class D felony? Doesn't that mean no firearms in the home, car, etc.?
Isn't "Criminal Recklessness" a class D felony? Doesn't that mean no firearms in the home, car, etc.?
...There are different levels of criminal recklessness and our prosecutor apparently did not understand this. I know I made sure they were aware that it should be a felony due to the involvement of firearms, but it was filed as a misdemeanor and they would not amend the charges. The only reasoning we could come up with was that they may have felt they had a better chance of making that stick since he has no prior criminal convictions.
Simple Crim Reck is a misdemeanor. However, Crim Reck with a Deadly Weapon is a felony, I don't recall whether level 5 or 6. It sounds like they did this one as a misdemeanor.
How would one hold a prosecutor accountable for this error? Voting them out the only way?
How would one hold a prosecutor accountable for this error? Voting them out the only way?
What part of "shall not be infringed" do these people not understand?
She handled it like a lady. I'd have handled it like a rabid ****ing dog.
Your right to swing your fist ends at my nose.