Crime & Safety
Seven Fields Man Sentenced 20 to 40 Year in Teen's Shooting Death
Eric Rutledge was convicted of third-degree murder in November in the death of Courtney Daily.
in the shooting death more than a year ago of a visting teen friend at his family's home was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison Tuesday, WPXI reports.
Eric Rutlege, 20, was convicted in February in the death of 18-year-old Courtney Daily, who was visiting Rutledge from her hometown of Colorado Springs, Colo.
who were dispatched to the home on Woodhaven Drive on Nov. 16 2010 after receiving reports of a self-inflicted shooting, said they found Daily laying on the floor of an upstairs bedroom with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to the criminal complaint.
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In 911 calls that were played for the judge during the trial, Rutledge could be heard telling a dispatcher times that he, "did nothing wrong," WPXI reports.
The defense had argued the two were having a good time and messing around with a gun when it accidentally fired.
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During sentencing, Rutledge told the judge that he wished he could "take back what happened," WPXI reports.
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