Crime & Safety
Gosport man acquitted of any wrongdoing in a hunting accident
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BLOOMINGTON – A two-day trial in Monroe Circuit Court last week, cleared hunter Michael Nanny, of Gosport of any wrongdoing.
Nanny was accused of two counts of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon.
Nanny was accused of firing his New England-brand 12-gauge shotgun while turkey hunting just before dawn on Sunday, April 29, 2018, leaving two other Gosport men injured.
According to Indiana Conservation officers the victims, a 43-year-old man, and a 48-year-old man were turkey hunting around 6:40 a.m. on private property in northwest Monroe County.
As they hunted, another hunter was walking along the field line when he saw and heard what he thought to be a turkey, and fired in the direction of the two men.
Officials said the men were struck but neither man’s injuries were life-threatening.
The victims were transported to Indiana University Hospital Bloomington for treatment.
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