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Petty Guilty On 2 Of 3 Counts For Shooting Man In Neck

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11 years ago

July 26, 2013

Guilty on two counts…but ‘not guilty’ on a third.

William Petty of La Crosse has been convicted of accidentally shooting and injuring another man in the back of the neck. He’s also guilty of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon…but a jury acquitted him on the charge of intimidating a witness. Petty was handling a gun inside a La Crosse apartment last March when the gun went off. A bullet went through the back of Michael Jameson’s neck. Petty will be sentenced on September 20th.

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A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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