Michigan prosecutor announces charges against man who shot elderly pro-life canvasser

A Michigan man who admitted to shooting a pro-life canvasser was charged by prosecutors after a weeklong investigation.

Richard Harvey claimed that he had fired off a warning shot and then "accidentally" shot the 84-year-old woman when he used the gun to bat her arms away. He and his wife also claimed that the woman was argumentative and refused to leave their property when asked numerous times.

She told prosecutors that she was walking away peacefully when she was shot.

On Friday, the Michigan State Police released a statement about the charges against Harvey.

"Following an investigation by the Michigan State Police Lakeview Post, Ionia County Prosecutor, Kyle Butler, has issued a three-count warrant for Richard Alan Harvey, age 74, of Lake Odessa," the statement read.

The man was charged with one count each of assault with a dangerous weapon - felonious assault, careless discharge of firearm causing injury, and reckless use of a firearm. The charges carry a sentence of four years in prison, two years in prison, and 90 days in jail, respectively, if he's found guilty.... (Read more)

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