Saturday, November 14, 2009

JB Van Hollen: One Out Of Three Ain't Bad

State Attorney General JB Van Hollen finally got one right.

After blowing it on the open carry opinion piece, and dropping the ball on doing his job in investigating Scott Walker for his fraudulent mismanagement of Milwaukee County's Income Maintenance Program, Van Hollen finally did something I can applaud:
Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced today that attorneys for the Wisconsin Department of Justice, acting as special prosecutors for WaupacaCounty, filed a criminal complaint in Waupaca County Circuit Court against Rory A. Kuenzi of Weyauwega, Wisconsin. The criminal complaint charges Kuenzi with Hit and Run Resulting in Death and Homicide by Intoxicated Use of a Motor Vehicle in the October 23, 2004, death of Kevin McCoy, whose body was found just north of State Highway 54, in the town of Farmington, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.

Investigators from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, in cooperation with the Waupaca County Sheriff’s Department, re-opened the investigation into McCoy’s death which led to the charges being issued. Also named in the complaint is Walter Engel who is charged with perjury for allegedly making false statements while under oath.

The criminal complaint alleges that Kuenzi left an under age drinking party driving his S‑10 truck south bound on Butts Road.

According to the complaint, Kuenzi struck Kevin McCoy with his truck while McCoy was walking along the road. Kevin McCoy was killed immediately from the impact. Kuenzi, with the assistance of another, carried McCoy’s body off the road. Kuenzi then left that location without leaving any information concerning his identity, address, or registration number of his vehicle. Kuenzi did not render any assistance to McCoy. Witnesses at the party indicate Kuenzi was intoxicated when he left the party.
This is a good thing for two reasons. Besides getting another killing drunk driver of the road and holding him responsible for his behaviors, Kuenzi is the main actor in the group of idiots that thought it would be a good idea to use snowmobiles, one stolen, to chase down, kill and mutilate a group of deer last year.

2 comments:

  1. CAPPER...argh. Don't you think it would be better if Mr. JB Van Hollen would do more to keep drunk drivers off the roads in the first place?? To come in after the fact (after someone is killed) and say he's going to take action is too little too late. Who is he trying to impress?? Hmmm...is he up for re-election??

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  2. I knew Kevin, and all I can say is that it is about time they do something! We have waited too long! Or shall I say Rory was roaming free for too long! I am actually glad that he got caught killing deer with a snowmobile, because now something is being done for the sake of kevin and his family. RIP Kevin!

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