News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
The 20-year-old plead no contest to a charge of first degree attempted assault. He received the maximum sentence.
According to prosecutor Steve Gunnels, Rodgers and his friend Scott Sheeran committed the drive-by shooting because they thought the resident had turned Sheeran in for poaching on his property.
Gunnels said Rodgers admitted in court that "Rodgers and Sheeran got drunk and decided to shoot up the house."
Sheeran was earlier sentenced to 18 months in prison for the incident.
According to Gunnels, Rodgers fired a full clip from an SKS rifle into the home. At his sentencing hearing, Rodgers apologized to the victims of the shooting and Gunnels said they accepted the apology.
In addition to his prison term, Rodgers will be bound to 36 months of post-prison supervision and be required to pay $1,100 in restitution.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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