From the El Paso Times: A Nevada man accused of shooting a golfer who broke a window at his home with an errant ball has pleaded guilty to a felony charge.
Jeff Fleming of Reno entered the plea to battery with a deadly weapon on Thursday in Washoe County District Court. He faces from probation to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine when he's sentenced Dec. 12. The golfer was unable to find his ball and was doing a drop shot on the 16th hole of the Lakeridge Golf Course in September 2012 when Fleming approached and fired a single shot at him with a shotgun, prosecutors said. The golfer was treated for minor injuries to an arm and both legs at a hospital. Deputy District Attorney Sean Neahusan said neighbors along the golf course were stunned as it's common for stray golf balls to hit their homes. "Live on a golf course and you got to expect your house to get hit every once in a while," he told The Associated Press. "This (shooting) is one of those stories that you just can't make it up." Neahusan said he's unsure what motivated the shooting and referred queries about Fleming's mental state to his lawyer, Larry Dunn. http://www.elpasotimes.com/latestnews/ci_24350384/man-pleads-guilty-shooting-golfer-who-broke-window
As a golfer, I've hit a house or 3 in my lifetime and no homeowner has ever come out and yelled at me much less shoot me.
I wonder what the penalty stroke is for being shot on the course?
And maybe the PGA should put in a new hazard- a deranged homeowner who threatens to shoot a player if the player shoots a long way out of bounds.
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