Minnesota dad gores a sex offender with a large moose antler and a shovel, says police in Grand Marais, Minnesota. The father alleged that his toddler daughter got stalked by the pervert in 2018.
Sex Offender Slain with Moose Antlers
Levi Axtell, 27, is charged and jailed for second-degree murder based on records. Pat Eliasen, the Cook County Sheriff, said the victim, identified as Lawrence V. Scully, 77, is guilty of a 1979 charge of molesting a 6-year-old girl, reported The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Police got a call about a minivan that entered the driveway of Scully with the driver rushing into the house, followed by screams, and the van left later, reported Law and Crime.
The police are surprised when Axtell arrives at the sheriff's office by driving there. He was allegedly drunk and bloodied up, then admitted he committed the murder of Scully with a shovel. He demanded they cuff him because he might hurt someone else, cited NBC 15.
He stated that he got a shovel from the deck, hit the man about 15 to 20 times, and ended him by striking more with antlers. One of the deputies went to the victim's residence to find him already dead from the head wounds inflicted with a shovel and antler, which verified the claim of Axtell.
Minnesota Dad Surrenders
One of the reasons for a fatal attack on Scully is the father's claim that his daughter was stalked. The victim sat in a van each time he walked her from daycare.
Axtell was asked by the court for a justification for an order of protection, adding that he has been stalking other children as well, and says the man is a proven pedophile trying to groom his daughter, which is not acceptable that should end. But it did not last long.
The deceased tried to run for the mayorship of Grand Marais in 2014 but did not win the election.
Sheriff Eliasen informed that Scully had been accused over the years, but nothing panned out. Alleged that the claims about harassed then trespassing at a gas station where Axtell worked.
Axtell plead guilty in 2018 for vandalizing a car owned by a pastor. The charges were dismissed after three years of probation, based on sources.
In a Friday hearing, defense lawyer Dennis Shaw did not mention how much bail should be applied for the defendant. He assured that his client had no criminal records and would not attempt to run away from the law.
County Attorney Molly Hicken said that it deserved $1 million bail for what is seen as a brutal attack on the elderly man claimed. Judge Michael Cuzzo expressed the charge is serious that makes him a flight risk. The suspect will be jailed till the court appearance on April 10.
Axtell kills Scully, a sex offender, with a moose antler and a shovel to his bloody death, surrenders later, and is waiting for trial.
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