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The charges said the victim “had over 250 BB wounds with a large concentration of them centered on the left side of his chest.”
ByPaul WalshStar Tribune
APRIL 27, 2023 — 9:28AM
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Jurors in east-central Minnesota found guilty of murder a man who said the victim’s shooting death was from a hunting accident.
John T. Quitter, 37, of Chisago City, Minn., was convicted in Pine County District Court of second-degree murder and fleeing police in connection with the shooting on Sept. 6 near Hinckley that killed Colton J. Abbott, 33, of Sandstone, Minn.
Quitter remains jailed ahead of sentencing, which is scheduled for June 13.
According to the charges:
Essentia Health hospital in Sandstone called emergency dispatch after Abbott arrived there in his pickup truck driven by Quitter. Abbott “had numerous bullet holes to his chest that appeared to be caused…
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