A Noble, Okla., police officer, who shot and killed a child while trying to shoot
a snake, has had his record cleared.
Six years ago, Jack Tracy was fishing with his 5-year-old
grandson Austin Haley when two police were called to home on a report of a
large snake dangling from a birdhouse. One of the officers, Paul Bradley
Rogers, fired two shots from his gun. The bullets missed the snake, but one
struck Haley, who was in the woods directly behind the home.
“The second bullet hit him in the back of the head and came
out here in his forehead,” Tracy said, according to KFOR-TV. “It was horrible.
Blood and brains everywhere.”
Robert Shawn
Richardson and Rogers pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter for the
accidental shooting death. Richardson received a five-year deferred sentence,
and Rogers received two and a half.
Rogers’ record has now reportedly been cleared.
Haley’s father, Jack said, “I hate to dredge this up again.
But here we are six years later, and we’re finding out the shooter, Brad
Rogers, his records have been expunged.”
The family believes the law is outrageous according to Jack
Tracy.
“He was shot and killed by the reckless act of another
person and they want to sweep the whole thing under the carpet and forget it?”
Tracy said.
Paul Bradley Rogers fired two shots from his 357 at the
snake which was dangling from a wooden birdhouse.
Both bullets missed the snake and one struck the child who
was in the woods.
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