The attorney for William Wehnke, 51, of Briarwood Lane, declined to disclose what kind of punishment prosecutors offered Wehnke if he pleaded guilty. Nevertheless, the attorney said his client has no plan to accept guilt at this time.
“It doesn’t matter what the offer is, because he isn’t going to plead to anything – it’s a hunting accident,” Assistant Public Defender Mark Curley said on Wehnke’s behalf. “No offer is a good offer if you’re innocent.”
Wehnke is facing charges of felony second-degree assault, misdemeanor fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and unlawful manner of taking, a violation that alleges Wehnke was using the wrong type of ammunition for turkey hunting.
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