A Michigan man has been sentenced to prison time for allegedly shooting a 6-year-old child for being on his lawn with his siblings.
Ryan Le-Nguyen plead no contest in March after discharging a firearm and causing injury to a 6-year-old who was playing on his yard. He was sentenced in April by 14 to 40 months to 15 years, MLive reported.
Before Le-Nguyen was sentenced, Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit said, “The most important consideration in this case was, and remains, the well-being of the victim.”
“In that light, our office had multiple discussions with the victim’s family,” he wrote in an email.
“They expressed a desire to have the case resolved through a plea that would ensure a prison sentence without the uncertainty at trial — and would allow the children and families affected by the defendant’s actions to heal, without reliving the trauma through testimony in court proceedings. The plea agreement was made with the full support of the victim’s family.”
On June 6, 2021, Le-Nguyen shot his 6-year-old next-door neighbor around 4:30 p.m., because a ball landed on his lawn after the child and two other children, ages 10 and 11, were playing “monkey in the middle.”
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