Man Mistaken for Rat: Shot in the Head

by starz | February 9, 2007 at 09:41 am | 1055 views | 1 comment | 10 recommendations

I would assume this is not the first time a man was mistaken for a rat, but a snorkeler for a nutria, well that's a new one.


In case you do not know what a 'nutria' is: a large semiaquatic beaverlike rodent, native to South America. It is kept in captivity for its fur and has become naturalized in many other areas (I looked it up).


The man accused of shooting a snorkeler in the head told investigators that he mistook the swimmer for a large, water-dwelling rodent.

Sixty-year-old William Roderick of Reedsport was arraigned Thursday in Douglas County Circuit Court on assault and other charges.

The victim, 44-year-old John Chessman, of Marcola, remains in serious condition at Oregon Health and Science University Hospital in Portland.

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at 09:55 on February 9th, 2007

Editors, have a look at this one please. I am not sure how to mark it. Interesting, yes...in  the sort of way one doesn't want to admit publically.

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February 9, 2007 at 09:41 am by starz, 1055 views, 1 comment

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