On October 24, 18-year-old Jason Kutt was sitting on a bench at Nockamixon State Park watching the sunset with his girlfriend when he was shot in the neck and killed. We re not hateful people, you know, but justice has to be served. We re going to rely on the justice system to do its job and let the chips fall where it may, said Ron, Jason s father.
On Wednesday, 52-year-old Kenneth Heller was charged with homicide, and intends to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter, the lowest form of homicide in terms of charges, as part of a plea deal that was agreed upon by all parties, including the Kutt family.
Hunter charged in shooting death of teen watching sunset at Lake Nockamixon (UPDATE)
Updated Dec 30, 2020;
Posted Dec 30, 2020
A photo of Jason Kutt provided by the Bucks County District Attorney s Office is inset against a file photo of Lake Nockamixon.Courtesy/Saed Hindash file photos | For lehighvalleylive.com
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Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub on Wednesday announced the arrest of Kenneth Troy Heller in the homicide Oct. 24 of Jason Kutt.
Heller was ordered held without the possibility of bail. He is charged with homicide but has agreed to a plea deal that would reduce that crime from a first-degree felony to involuntary manslaughter, a misdemeanor, Weintraub said.
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Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, December 30, 2020
BEDMINSTER, Pa. (AP) - A hunter who fatally shot a man he apparently mistook for an animal at a state park has been charged with homicide and weapons counts, authorities said.
Kenneth Troy Heller, 52, of Warminster, made his initial court appearance Wednesday and was jailed after the judge denied him bail. It wasn’t known if he’s retained an attorney.
The shooting occurred Oct. 24 in Nockamixon State Park, which straddles the towns of Bedminster and Haycock.
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Pa. hunter charged with homicide in shooting death of man he says he mistook for animal
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BEDMINSTER, Pa. A hunter who fatally shot a man he apparently mistook for an animal at a state park has been charged with homicide and weapons counts, authorities said.
Kenneth Troy Heller, 52, of Warminster, made his initial court appearance Wednesday and was jailed after the judge denied him bail. It wasn’t known if he’s retained an attorney.
The shooting occurred Oct. 24 in Nockamixon State Park, which straddles the towns of Bedminster and Haycock.
Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said he believed Heller thought he was firing at an animal and did not intentionally shoot Jason Kutt, 18, of West Rockhill.