Communities north of Interstate 70 saw the most powerful storms…
Funding for the improvements will come from the State Grade …
Sgt. David Robison with OSP told 2 NEWS the suspect found an …
In this simulation Saturday, a student who failed to graduate …
Advertisement
Ginseng death prompts change of plea
Updated: Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013, 8:35 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 18 Mar 2013, 8:42 PM EDT
PREBLE CO., Ohio (WDTN) - A Preble County businessman pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in a Preble County shooting case.
Joseph Kutter , 79, pleaded guilty Tuesday to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter for the death of Bobby Joe Grubbs , 31.
Grubbs' body was found on Kutter's property in June 2012. He was buried under a dump pile.
Kutter said he shot Grubbs to protect himself and his property. Grubbs was looking for ginseng at the time he was shot. Kutter says he was stealing it from his property.
Kutter was indicted on a murder charge in July 2012. A jury found him guilty of tampering with evidence and gross abuse of a corpse, but it could not reach a verdict on the murder charge.
He will be sentenced on the new charge June 11.
 | With WDTN.com's new commenting system you don't need to register. You can login with an existing Facebook, Yahoo!, Google, or Twitter account and more. |
Email This
Print This
View Story on a Single Page
Advertisement
Mugshot Gallery
The following people have recently been booked into Jail. They may not have been convicted of the crimes they are charged with and are innocent until proven guilty.
Advertisement
Advertisement