Wisconsin woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for her role in the fatal shooting of her 18-year-old son
WI teen was killed during a dispute with a man over stolen reptiles
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A Wisconsin woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday for her role in the fatal shooting of her 18-year-old son during a dispute with a man over stolen reptiles.
Tiffany Powell was also ordered to discuss the incident with authorities on each anniversary of Ryelee Manete-Powell's death, WLUK-TV reported.
Manete-Powell was fatally shot in Waupaca, 65 miles west of Green Bay, in October 2020 when confronted with the theft of several reptiles worth nearly $30,000.
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A first-degree homicide case is pending against Bill Zelenski, who owned the reptiles. Police said Powell handled a shotgun at one point and was present when her son was killed.
A woman has been charged in connection with the murder of her 18-year-old son. She has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
"At no point did you say, ‘Don’t hold that gun on my son. Don’t give me this gun. I’m a convicted felon. I can’t hold onto a gun,'" Judge Vicki Clussman said.
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"The only thing you weren’t thinking about was Ryelee," the judge said.
Powell acknowledged that "irrational decisions" were made.
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"I wish I could see him here and ask for forgiveness, but to ask for that would mean I would have to forgive myself," she said.
Powell was convicted of first-degree recklessly endangering safety and illegally possessing a firearm.