After taking justice into her own hands, she had to pay the price
After taking justice into her own hands, she had to pay the price
An Ohio man who fatally shot his 15-year-old daughter and then tried to pin it on his nonverbal stepson with autism has pleaded guilty.
Court records show 39-year-old Kenneth Paul Farler III pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, reckless homicide, endangering children and a slew of other firearm-related charges based on past felony convictions. He’s slated to be sentenced on May 14.
In a 911 call obtained by Dayton CBS affiliate WHIO , Farler allegedly told a dispatcher his stepson accidentally fired the gun.
“My stepson, he’s autistic, he had no, it was an accident ma’am,” he allegedly said on the call. “He’s autistic,” he reportedly added, saying the boy had no “idea what he was doing.”
Dayton police Maj. Brian Johns told the Dayton Daily News that after further investigation and interviews, the claims made by Farler on the initial 911 call were determined to be false.
