Snorkeler shooter says he thought man was a nutria

KMTR.com ^ | February 9, 2007

[EveningStar]

REEDSPORT, Ore. (AP) - The man accused of shooting a snorkeler in the head told investigators that he mistook the swimmer for a large, water-dwelling rodent...

[SIDENET]

The pic was of the shooter.

BTW, I thought that nutria only lived in Louisiana, not Oregon.

[DainBramage]

"We thought yew wuzz a toad!"

[Grizzled Bear]

You don't understand, "Nutria" is his ex wife's name!

[Sherman Logan]

Apparently they've been eradicated in CA, but are still around in OR, WA and up into BC.

[RikaStrom]

Nutria ping

[pax_et_bonum]

Thanks for the ping!

[EveningStar]

I don't know.

[DanielLongo]

You can probably get in trouble for posting a Congressman's photo to a story like this. Isn't that Waxman?

[EveningStar]

Denny Crane?

[Joe 6-pack]

"The pic was of the shooter."

Yeah, I know. The nutria looks like the smarter of the two, doesn't it?

[Bitsy]

Why shoot nutria. They don't even taste good in gumbo."
Here in Louisiana we can claim a bounty...$4.00 x tail.

But, how many nutria do we have the size of a man. The old coot needs new glasses and his bullets confiscated! Andy only let Barney have 1 bullet but this guy shouldn't have one!

[thackney]

But, how many nutria do we have the size of a man.

I'm guessing he was looking at the top of his head breaking the surface of the water.

[decimon]

"Deputies contacted Roderick Tuesday about the incident and arrested him on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine. A small amount of meth was found in the man’s house during a search, according to the sheriff’s office.

The News Review.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Sorry, we forgot the obligatory stupid crime caveat...

Drugs or alcohol may have been involved.

[Joe 6-pack]

"But, how many nutria do we have the size of a man."

I don't think we have any that small here in Louisiana, but this story happened in Oregon ;-)

[Calvin Locke]

Seinfeld, actually. I think it was on last night.

Nutria, sable, what's the difference.

Poor Kenny Rogers' Chicken.

[decimon]

" Roderick went onto the deck of the house and fired at the object with a .22-caliber rifle, police said."

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"Police said Roderick later led investigators to the section of river where he dumped the rifle after the incident. Divers on Wednesday recovered a gun from the river that is believed to be the one used in the shooting."

katu.com.

[SIDENET]

It does.

[mc5cents]

What do you expect from Yosemite Sam - he shoots at everything!

Come out of that water ya varmit so I's can shoot ya!!!

[crazyhorse691]

Are there nutria in Oregon?

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Stable populations along the lower Columbia and Willamette and points south. They ain't worth the effort to trap...no demand for their fur. Never tried eating one...reminds me of a mutant rat.