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Hunter Pleads Guilty In Death Of Grand Junction Teen

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CBS4) - A Minnesota hunter has pleaded guilty in the accidental shooting and killing of a 14-year-old boy on Colorado's Western Slope in September of last year.

Guy Pohto, 59, was charged with felony manslaughter and hunting in a careless manner.

Guy Pohto
Guy Pohto (credit: Mesa County Sheriff's Office)

He could be sentenced to two to six years in prison on April 6.

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Justin Burns, 14, was shot in the chest in September 2015 while bow hunting with his father at the Big Creek Reservoir southwest of Grand Junction.

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