SOUTH PARIS, Maine (AP) A Maine hunter charged with killing a woman he mistook for a deer has been ordered to serve nine months behind bars for manslaughter.
Robert Trundy, of Hebron, pleaded guilty Tuesday and was sentenced in Oxford County Superior Court. The victim’s family members said the plea deal was too lenient.
The 34-year-old victim, Karen Wrentzel, was digging for gemstones on her property when she was shot on the first day of deer hunting season for Maine residents in 2017.
In an affidavit, Trundy acknowledged to game wardens that he never saw the outline of a deer. Wardens say he fired from 200 feet (61 meters) away.
The Bangor Daily News reports that Trundy apologized for his actions. He was sentenced to seven years, but most of the sentence was suspended.
