Wisconsin man Vaughn Rothering accidentally shoots rommate while teasing cat with laser sight
A man who accidentally shot his roommate while teasing a cat with its laser sight has been fined $50.
Vaughn Rothering, 22, was sat on the porch of hids Onalaska, Wisconsin home with his roommate and teasing a cat with the laser sight of his 9mm pistol, reports the LaCrosse Tribune.
Rothering said he was spinning the gun in his hand went it went off and hit his roommate’s ankle.
‘I feel terrible about it,’ said Rothering, who his lawyer described as ‘thoughtful, polite, respectful.’
Rothering pleaded guilty to negligent handling of a dangerous weapon and was fined $50 on top of court costs of $541.
‘You could easily have killed your friend,’ Judge Ramona Gonzalez told Rothering.
‘You’ve probably punished yourself more than we could ever punish you.’
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