Musket - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 07 Oct 2015 20:20:22 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Musket - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Priest in gun for pointing musket at boy in football spat https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/10/09/priest-in-gun-for-pointing-firearm-at-boy-in-football-spat/ Thu, 08 Oct 2015 18:09:11 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=77597 A US priest has pleaded not guilty to charges that came after he pointed a functioning but unloaded musket at an 8-year-old boy. Fr Kevin Carter of New Jersey was charged with child endangerment and aggravated assault. Authorities said the September 13 incident was spurred by a football rivalry, but Fr Carter maintained that it Read more

Priest in gun for pointing musket at boy in football spat... Read more]]> A US priest has pleaded not guilty to charges that came after he pointed a functioning but unloaded musket at an 8-year-old boy.

Fr Kevin Carter of New Jersey was charged with child endangerment and aggravated assault.

Authorities said the September 13 incident was spurred by a football rivalry, but Fr Carter maintained that it was good-natured fun.

He supports the New York Giants and the boy supports the Dallas Cowboys American football teams.

A parishioner reported the incident.

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