17-Year-Old Charged in Wood County Shooting
Monday, October 5th, 2015 -- 9:40 AM
(AP and Marshfield News Herald) -A 17-year-old boy arrested in the fatal shooting of the mother of a girl he had been dating has been charged for the incident.Authorities have said Miguel Oertel fatally shot 47-year-old Theresa Coates at her home in Saratoga on Aug. 17, and shot himself in the head. Search warrants said her 17-year-old daughter told police that she ended her relationship with him on the day of the shooting. Oertel was released from the hospital Sept. 16th and was booked into the Wood County Jail in Wisconsin Rapids.
The Wood County District Attorney filed for a charge of first-degree reckless homicide on Friday. If he's found guilty and sentenced to the maximum amount, he could spend 60 years in prison. He has an initial appearance scheduled for today.
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