Prosecutors say Brunswick man who killed hunting companion was high on meth

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Man told Glynn County police he mistook teen for deer

Glynn County booking photo of Hector Romero-Hernandez (left) and family photo of Bobby Lee Lane (right)
Glynn County booking photo of Hector Romero-Hernandez (left) and family photo of Bobby Lee Lane (right)

https://www.news4jax.com/news/georgia/2020/12/04/grand-jury-told-brunswick-man-who-killed-hunting-companion-was-high-on-meth/

A Brunswick man accused of accidentally shooting his 17-year-old hunting companion to death last year was indicted Wednesday on eight charges, including involuntary manslaughter.

Hector Romero-Hernandez, 33, wasinitially arrestedabout a week after Bobby Lee Lane, 17, wasmistaken for a deer and shotby his hunting partner, Romero-Hernandez, on Sept. 28, 2019, off Myers Hill Road in Glynn County.

Lane’s cousin, Michael Rawling, told News4Jaxat the time that the hunting partner took Lane to a Friendly Express gas station, looking for help after the hunting accident, and Lane was then transported to a hospital, where he died.

Romero-Hernandez was initially charged with misuse of a firearm resulting in serious bodily harm, hunting with an unlawful weapon, hunting without a license…

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