Bernard F. Poston Jr Accidental Shotgun Killing of Friend

Bernard F. Poston Jr Accidental Shotgun Killing of Friend ---
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August 10, 2013 Bernard F. Poston Jr Accidental Shotgun Killing of Friend Bernard F. Poston Jr took a shotgun out of a closet and thinking it was not loaded, pointed at his friend Regino Manuel Nitti in his St. Paul apartment. The gun accidentally went off, hitting Nitti in the shoulder, and he stayed to apply pressure on the wound, but he left without calling 911 after the victim started to spit up blood, and he died of his injuries. Poston pleaded guilty to secon-degree manslaughter. He was issued a prison sentence of 57 months, but stayed the sentence and ordered 1 year in county jail, and 10 years probation if he behaves.

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St. Paul man charged in fatal St. Paul Park shooting | Star ...

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Star Tribune

Oct 9, 2013 - Bernard Poston Jr. was charged with second-degree manslaughter in the killing of Regino Nitti, 20. The shooting happened Aug. 10 at Nitti's  ...

St. Paul Park victim's friend charged in fatal shooting ...

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St. Paul Pioneer Press

Oct 8, 2013 - The Washington County attorney's office charged Bernard FrederickPoston Jr. with second-degree manslaughter. According to a criminal  ...

Friend pleads guilty in St. Paul Park fatal shooting - Pioneer ...

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St. Paul Pioneer Press

Jul 21, 2014 - A St. Paul man accused of accidentally shooting and killing a friend in St. Paul Park has pleaded guilty.Bernard Frederick Poston Jr., 23, ...

St. Paul man sentenced in friend's shooting death ...

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St. Paul Pioneer Press

3 days ago - A St. Paul man convicted of accidentally shooting and killing a friend in St. Paul Park will avoid prison time if he behaves. Bernard F. Poston Jr.,  ...

727 F2d 734 United States v. Poston | OpenJurist

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Lizzie and Bernard Poston appeal from convictions of aiding and abetting ..... III. Subsequent Events Evidence: Bernard Poston's Attempted Negotiation of the  ...

Man charged with manslaughter in St. Paul Park shooting ...

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Oct 17, 2013 - Washington County prosecutors charged Bernard F. Poston Jr., 22, of St. Paul, with second-degree manslaughter in the Aug. 10 death of  ...