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Today's Poll!Boater in fatal accident placed on probation
Thursday, March 8, 2012
A Loose Creek man has been placed on two years unsupervised probation after pleading guilty to an amended charge in connection with a fatal boating accident in July 2010.
As part of a plea agreement, Noland Stuecken, 34, pleaded guilty to operating a watercraft while intoxicated. He was originally charged with involuntary manslaughter for being under the influence of alcohol and causing the death of Norma Sandbothe, 82, Vienna, by colliding with a vessel she was riding in on the Osage River late on July 3, 2010.
As part of his probation, Stuecken must spend 30 days in jail, complete a victims impact panel and speak to four boating education classes.
According to the Missouri Water Patrol, the accident occurred near 4303 Riverfront Road in Lisletown.
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gofish 1 year, 2 months ago
Unsupervised probation for MURDER? He chose to get intoxicated and operate a boat. How is his crime deserving of less punishment than Alyssa Bustamonte? The victim is just as dead as Elizabeth? This is an injustice to Norma Sandbothe and her family. And with the probation unsupervised, Stuecken can be drunk on the river again this summer.
newone 1 year, 2 months ago
Unless you know the facts of what happen that day then you should probably keep quiet, to even compare this to Alyssa Bustamonte is ridiculous, I think probation is appropriate, thier are a lot of facts to this accident that were never released to the public and he didn't murder her, it was a very unfortunate accident that could have very well happened had he not been drinking. I really hate people who do not know the facts and spout off about things they know nothing about.
gofish 1 year, 2 months ago
Like I said, the victims are just as dead, are they not?
newone 1 year, 2 months ago
Big difference between planning and intentionally killing someone and having an accident that ended in someone dying. Ifyou are not smart enough to know the difference than obviously you are not smart enough to have this conversation. So I will just end it now.
Gabrielle 1 year, 2 months ago
what facts happened that day that justify the 'punishment' here? Did the boater knowingly drink alcohol and operate a boat? I understand he said he was guilty of such actions. He is old enough to 'know better'. So, again, what facts happened that day that justify the 'punishment' here?
The point still stands: the victims are just as dead.
JCLifer 1 year, 2 months ago
WTH????
This is outrageous...
him 1 year, 2 months ago
Sounds like good news for Damien Bryan
JCLifer 1 year, 2 months ago
Justice no more...
wow 1 year, 2 months ago
This guy Noland Stuecken, choose to drink alcohol and then operate a Motor Boat. Some kinda way he ended up causing the death of an innocent person who also choose to use the Missouri water ways; however "THE VICTIM" Norma Sandbothe choose to be out on the water the right way. She was not the one who choose to illegally operate a boat in an intoxicated state....Mr. Stecken committed that crime...I don't believe he should be locked away for life, but, unless the family of the victim is satisfied, I also don't think 30 days in jail and two years unsupervised probation is enough. To me that smells like some money... a lot of money got paid to keep justice from being done.
muleman 1 year, 2 months ago
How much justice can you afford ?
JMO 1 year, 2 months ago
Prosecutors and Judges will take larger fines to plead down speeding tickets and other moving violations. Unless things have changed a great deal since I lived at the lake, they don't take them to plead down homicides. This man ended up pleading guilty to boating while intoxicated. The involuntary manslaughter - not murder, involuntary manslaughter - charge was dismissed. There must have been a reason for that, something wrong with the manslaughter case, that prompted such a plea agreement, and I suggest that the facts aren't apparent by what little has been released to the press.
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