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Marine shoots himself
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http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4052308.html
Andover Marine admits he shot himself
Published August 21, 2003
A Marine who told Anoka County authorities that he was shot while trying to help a stranded motorist has admitted that he shot himself, a sheriff's spokesman said Wednesday.
Adam D. Welter, 20, of Andover was released Monday night from Mercy Hospital in * Rapids, where he was treated for a wound to his left shoulder.
Welter reported that he was shot early Monday after he stopped in the 14800 block of Prairie Rd. to help a man whose black, rusted pickup truck was disabled. Investigators searched and found no evidence of a shooting.
Welter, an Anoka High School graduate, was home on leave and had been scheduled to return to active duty on Monday.
He called the Sheriff's Office on Tuesday afternoon and admitted making up the shooting story, said sheriff's Capt. Bob Aldrich. "I think he felt bad and wanted to tell the truth," Aldrich said. "He was trying to do the right thing. . . . He was awfully apologetic."
Welter was apparently despondent about an impending long-term overseas military assignment, according to investigators. Welter had been in training for about a year to intercept and decode radio messages, and he was to be stationed in Hawaii, said Valerie Welter, his mother. Attempts to contact Welter on Wednesday were unsuccessful.
The case will be forwarded to the county attorney's office where possible charges for giving false information to deputies will be considered, Aldrich said. He would not say where Welter got the gun he used but said it will be returned to its owner.
He didn't want to go to .....Hawaii?????
"He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one."
- Jesus Christ in Luke 22:36
Andover Marine admits he shot himself
Published August 21, 2003
A Marine who told Anoka County authorities that he was shot while trying to help a stranded motorist has admitted that he shot himself, a sheriff's spokesman said Wednesday.
Adam D. Welter, 20, of Andover was released Monday night from Mercy Hospital in * Rapids, where he was treated for a wound to his left shoulder.
Welter reported that he was shot early Monday after he stopped in the 14800 block of Prairie Rd. to help a man whose black, rusted pickup truck was disabled. Investigators searched and found no evidence of a shooting.
Welter, an Anoka High School graduate, was home on leave and had been scheduled to return to active duty on Monday.
He called the Sheriff's Office on Tuesday afternoon and admitted making up the shooting story, said sheriff's Capt. Bob Aldrich. "I think he felt bad and wanted to tell the truth," Aldrich said. "He was trying to do the right thing. . . . He was awfully apologetic."
Welter was apparently despondent about an impending long-term overseas military assignment, according to investigators. Welter had been in training for about a year to intercept and decode radio messages, and he was to be stationed in Hawaii, said Valerie Welter, his mother. Attempts to contact Welter on Wednesday were unsuccessful.
The case will be forwarded to the county attorney's office where possible charges for giving false information to deputies will be considered, Aldrich said. He would not say where Welter got the gun he used but said it will be returned to its owner.
He didn't want to go to .....Hawaii?????
"He that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one."
- Jesus Christ in Luke 22:36
Comments
This liberal drivel is typical of the Minneapolis "RED STAR" Tribune. They're just trying to make it sound like all soldiers/sailors/airmen/marines are against their Commander In Chief. Suicides occur every year in the military. Servicemembers make suicidal gestures (not to be confused with actual legitimate attempts) on a regular basis. This is hardly a case of "man bites dog".
Hummm, lets see can this guy work in a position requiring national trust? NOT! See you later clown[:o)].
What a weak-minded individual[:(]. Five years from now you'll probably find him down at the American Legion passing tall tales of his heroic exploits during Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom... "No shlt, there I was". [B)]
A disgrace to all the fine men and women who honorably serve our great nation.[:(!]
NSDQ!
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Sorry, but the only thing depressing about a tour in Hawaii is the idiotic gun laws.
Sound like BS from the get-go to me. More to this than appears in this story.
redcedars
SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC
Clouder..
Old Corps = 5 to 20 yrs at Leavenworth and a DD, then home to mama.
Walte