NewsNM Swickard: Shooting a dozen times at a rattlesnake? Forget everything else, this guy needs some basic firearms training "front sight, target picture, then shoot." From
KRQE-TV.com - SANTA FE, NM (KRQE) - A high-ranking Department Of Corrections employee now faces charges for firing his gun on prison grounds near the state pen in Santa Fe. Larry Flynn was living in the housing division for corrections employees on the prison grounds with his girlfriend Lupe Martinez, who was at the time Corrections Secretary. That housing division is where corrections officials say Flynn fired his personal gun. A report states Flynn pulled the trigger more than a dozen times back in August. At that time the Department Of Corrections said they did not believe any laws had been broken so they did not call in state police to investigate. Flynn claimed he was shooting at a rattlesnake that he spotted under his dog's house. The report was taken, the acting warden
called and an internal investigation began. The Governor's office got wind of the allegations and called for a criminal investigation to make sure Flynn did not receive special treatment. Weeks after the investigation began, detectives slapped charges on Flynn, the head of the special operations division for the state's Probation And Parole Department. He is now facing misdemeanor charges for negligent use of a deadly weapon and tampering with evidence. On Thursday, corrections officials said this wont happen again.
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NewsNM Swickard: Shooting a dozen times at a rattlesnake? Forget everything else, this guy needs some basic firearms training "front sight, target picture, then shoot." From KRQE-TV.com - SANTA FE, NM (KRQE) - A high-ranking Department Of Corrections employee now faces charges for firing his gun on prison grounds near the state pen in Santa Fe. Larry Flynn was living in the housing division for corrections employees on the prison grounds with his girlfriend Lupe Martinez, who was at the time Corrections Secretary. That housing division is where corrections officials say Flynn fired his personal gun. A report states Flynn pulled the trigger more than a dozen times back in August. At that time the Department Of Corrections said they did not believe any laws had been broken so they did not call in state police to investigate. Flynn claimed he was shooting at a rattlesnake that he spotted under his dog's house. The report was taken, the acting warden 
called and an internal investigation began. The Governor's office got wind of the allegations and called for a criminal investigation to make sure Flynn did not receive special treatment. Weeks after the investigation began, detectives slapped charges on Flynn, the head of the special operations division for the state's Probation And Parole Department. He is now facing misdemeanor charges for negligent use of a deadly weapon and tampering with evidence. On Thursday, corrections officials said this wont happen again. Read more
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