Accidental St. Charles Shooting: Honesty Prompts Lesser Charge
The “extremely honest and apologetic” man immediately came forward after accidentally firing his friend’s pistol, damaging a home across the street. No one was hurt.
\A West Chicago man’s honesty and willingness to take responsibility for accidentally firing a pistol whose bullet went through the wall of his friend’s home and damaged a door across the street were factors in authorities’ decision not to seek felony charges. No one was injured in the incident. Aaron M. Studer, 22, of the 3N400 block of Hickory Knoll, West Chicago, was charged instead with a misdemeanor count of reckless conduct in the Jan. 21, 2013 shooting incident on Monroe Avenue. He posted $150 bond and was released pending a Feb. 21 court appearance. He could have faced a felony charge of reckless discharge of a firearm, but police were obviously impressed with Studer. In their report on the incident, police described Studer as “…
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12:01 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
The written report of this article was poorly written. Not only was some information misleading but, the written English language was shot do death.: With her in her home, using her phone when police arrived, was a neighbor from across the street. May I ask who wrote this, then proofread it prior to "going to press?" Corrections truly need to be made by your staff. more ›