Canton man receives probation in shooting death of son
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A Canton Township father was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty to carelessly discharging the rifle that killed his 8-year-old son.
Nicholas Bennett, 34, also must pay about $1,500 in fines, according to Third Circuit Judge Darnella Williams-Claybourne.
She sentenced Bennett May 18 and demanded that he not possess any firearms during his probation period. He also cannot share company with anyone possessing firearms.
Prosecutors have said Bennett unintentionally killed his son at his Old Michigan Avenue home the afternoon of Dec. 15. He had been working on his rifle, and his son Jack was in the room.