BySarahSicard

 Jun 27, 02:39 PM

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2022/06/27/iowa-man-fined-855-for-seriously-injuring-a-marine-while-shooting-at-a-squirrel/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=marine-dnr

Philip Olson of Iowa City, right, listens during his sentencing at the Johnson County Courthouse in Iowa City, Iowa. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette via AP)

A 71-year old Iowa City, Iowa, man was fined $855 for shooting and injuring a U.S. Marine with an air rifle in October 2021.

In April, Philip Olson, who claimed he was hunting a squirrel, pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor crime after turning himself in to the police, violating a local ordinance prohibiting the discharge of toy guns and slingshots, according to theIowa City Press-Citizen.

He accidentally shot 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Gabe Heefner in the head while the Marine was driving by, leaving the Marine severely injured.

Heefner was in town on leave seeing grandparents and friends when he decided to go out and grab Panda Express for dinner. He was due for his first deployment to Okinawa, Japan…