STATE OF MAINE SUPERIOR COURT. OXFORD, ss. CRIMINAL A DOCKET NO. STATE OF MAINE CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FOR v. VIOLATION OF 17-A M.RS. § 203(1)(A) & 12528) MANSLAUGHTER ROBERT R. TRUNDY DOB: 07/19/1979 Address: 87 Sturtevant Hill Road Hebron, ME 04238 Height: 5°10” "Weight: 215 Ibs, Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel ATN No, 2464823 CINNo. 001 Sequence No, 004248 District Game Warden, Anthony Gray, Maine Warden Service, being first duly swom, deposes and states upon information and belief that: On or about October 28, 2017, in Oxford County, State of Maine, ROBERT R. TRUNDY (DOB: 07/19/1979), did recklessly or with criminal negligence, cause the death of KAREN A. WRENTZEL (DOB: 03/13/1983), with the use of a firearm against a person, namely a Browning, BAR, semi- automatic 30-06 caliber rifle with open sights (serial rumber:1D7NP17099), in violation of 17-A MRS. § 203(1)(A) and 17-A M.R.S,$4252 (8)AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF ARREST WARRANT AND INITIAL DETERMINATION OF PROBABLE CAUSE (M.R.Crim.P.4(a)) 1, Anthony Gray, a District Game Warden with the Maine Warden Service, state under oath: that probable cause exists that Robert R. Trundy D.O.B. 07/19/1979 and further deseribed as a white male, approximately 5” 10” in height, weighing approximately 215 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes, did’commit the crime of Manslaughter, as defined by M.R.S.A. Title 17-A sec. 203(1) (A). ‘The basis of my probable cause is such that 1) On October 28, 2017 at approximately 10:33 am your affiant was called to a reported shunting related shooting in the Town of Hebron. ‘The incident occurred in the woods around the area of 490 Greenwood Mountain Rd. 2). While in route to Greenwood Mountain Road, your affiant was informed by dispatch that the injured party, later identified as Karen A. Wrentzel D.O.B. 03/13/1983, had been confirmed dead, Corporal Danielle Welch of the Oxford County Sherriff’s Department had checked Wrentzel for a pulse, and there was none. Consequently, Sergeant Matt Baker of the Oxford County Sheriff's Department informed dispatch that Wrentzel was deceased. ‘This was later confirmed by responding medical personnel. 3) Upon arrival on scene your affiant spoke with rescue personnel and was told that the scene ‘was approximately 100 yards in the woods. There were several people standing around the side of the road, including a male dressed in camouflage clothes and a hunter orange vest. ‘Your affiant asked the hunter if he was involved in the incident and the hunter stated that he was. Your affiant asked the hunter how he was involved and the hunter stated he had pulled the trigger. The hunter, later identified as Robert Trundy D.O.B. 07/19/1979, asked your affiant “Can you get me out of here?” Your affiant offered the passenger seat of his truck. 4) Your affiant unlocked and opened the passenger seat of his truck and asked Robert if this would work and Robert stated that it would, climbing into the seat. Robert asked if he could talk to your affiant, stating he needed to speak with someone about what happened. Your affiant read Robert a Miranda waming directly off from a Miranda waning card. Robert told your affiant he had been hunting with his father Ralph ‘Trundy D.O.B. 11/24/1947. Robert stated he had dropped his father off down Greenwood Mountain Road from the scene, Robert stated he then drove up the hill and parked his truck off Greenwood Mountain Road by a camper that he had known a woman to have lived in. Robert stated he had a conversation with his father about the woman that had lived in the camper, and his father stated he hadn’t seen her around in a while. 5) Robert stated after parking his truck he hunted his way down the trail for afew minutes. Robert stated the woods were thick with hemlock trees and other growth. Robert stated he 2: saw “This brown thing move.” Robert stated he looked at the brown thing and could see Arestattrap 1what he thought was an “ass of a deer” with a tail, skinny legs, and a possible glimpse of what he thought could have been part of the head or antler of a deer. Robert stated what he thought was a deer started walking away from him, so he fired. Your affiant asked Robert if he saw the outline of a deer and Robert stated no. 6) Your affiant and other game wardens at the scene made observations as to how dense the cover, foliage, and tree growth was in the area where the victim was located as viewed from the shooters position, Your affiant observed that it was nearly impossible to observe and identify a human form even when dressed in hunter orange clothing, when a person in orange stood where Karen Wrentzel’s body was located and your affiant stood at the location where the shel! casing was found which is the location where Robert Trundy deseribed where he had fired from. 7) Robert stated that he was hunting with a Browning, semi-automatic, 30-06 caliber rifle with, open sights (meaning no scope). Robert stated after he fired his rifle, what he shot at screamed, and he thought to himself deer don’t do that. Robert stated he then started walking down to where he had shot; he estimated it to be 100 yards away. Robert stated he ‘was approximately three quarters of the way there when he saw a yard rake leaning up against a rock. Robert stated it was at that point he thought that he had shot someone. 8) Robert did not go down to where Karen Wrentzel had been shot, Robert couldn't bring himself to do it, Robert stated “Honestly I couldn't go down there.” Robert stated if I don’t see it, it's out of my mind. Instead of rendering aid to Karen, Robert ealled his father by phone and told him he, Robert, thought he just shot someone. 9) Robert stated his father Ralph walks to his location and it takes approximately 3 to 4 minutes. In Ralph’s statement to Game Warden Jeremy Judd, Ralph stated it took him approximately 10 to 15 minutes to reach Robert’s location. Ralph told Game Warden Jeremy Judd that Robert didn’t dare walk down to see if it was a person he had shot. Ralph stated Robert never dared to go look even after Ralph told Robert he had to go look, because iff it was a person he had to call 911, Robert and Ralph both stated that Ralph walked down to where Robert had seen the rake. After a couple minutes of searching Ralph found Karen Wrentzel lying on the ground unresponsive. Ralph told Robert to call 911, Ralph rolled Karen over and discovered a bloody wound on her hip; he tried to stop the bleeding and aitempted to conduct CPR. 10) Rescue and law enforcement personnel arrived and processed the incident scene, Warden Service personnel secured Robert and Ralph Trudy’s rifles as evidence. Sandra Slemmer, an Investigator with the Medical Examiner's Office, took possession of Karen Wrentzel’s body. Karen was transported to the Medical Examiner's Office in Augusta by Affordable Cremation Solutions. 11) On October 29, 2017 your affiant and Game Warden Investigator Kevin Anderson attended the autopsy of Karen Wrentzel at the Medical Examiner’s Office in Augusta. The autopsy was conducted by Chief Medical Examiner Doctor Mark Flomenbaum, The manner of death was determined to be homicide, and the cause of death was determined to be gunshot wound of lower torso, with extensive fractures of pelvis, and lacerations of major arteries. Arrest np 212) A bullet copper jacket and lead core were recovered from Karen Wrentzel’s body at the ‘wound location by the Medical Examiner. It was collected by your affiant and submitted to the Maine State Crime Lab for comparison on October 30, 2017. 13) Game Warden Eric Blanchard forensically mapped the erime scene and as a result determined the following distances: The distance from the shell casing (where Robert fired) to Karen Wrentzel’s body was 200.1 ft. The distance from the shell casing (where Robert fired) to Karen Wrentzel’s camper was 192.1 ft. The distance from the shell casing (where Robert fired) to Karen Wrentzel’s grandmother’s residence was 335.9 ft. The distance from the shell casing (where Robert fired) to Greenwood Mountain Rd where Robert accessed the property was 330 ft. 14)MRSA Title 12 section 11222 as it relates to target identification while hunting, states the following: 1, Findings, Due to the large numbers of Maine citizens and visitors engaged in hunting in the State's woods during hunting season, the continued decline of unpopulated areas through, the State, the widespread use of powerful weapons in the pursuit of wild animals and wild birds and the growing presence of nonhunters engaged in nonhunting activities in the State's ‘woods during hunting season, the Legislature finds that a sufficient risk of serious bodily injury or death to human beings is posed to make it necessary and prudent to provide guidance to those in pursuit of wild animals and wild birds on the matter of proper target identification. [ 2003, c. 414, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); 2003, c. 614, §9 (AFF) .) 2, Target identification, While hunting, a hunter may not shoot at a target without, at that point in time, being certain that it is the wild animal or wild bird sought. ‘A. The target-determining process to be utilized is that which a reasonable and prudent hunter would observe in the same situation. A reasonable and prudent hunter always bears the risk of loss of legitimate prey to avoid the risk of the destruction of human life, A reasonable and prudent hunter neither disregards the risk of causing the death of another human being nor fails to be aware of that risk as a consequence of misidentification. A reasonable and prudent hunter never bases identification upon sound alone or even. upon sound in combination with what appears to be an appendage of the wild animal or wild bird sought. A reasonable and prudent hunter, independent of these target-determining factors, bases identification upon obtaining an essentially unobstructed view of the head and torso of the potential target. This visual sighting is the most critical target-determining factor. Visual sighting of the head and torso may present itself intermittently or continuously. If presented intermittently, a reasonable and prudent hunter does not make a target-identification decision until this visual sighting exists at the point in time the hunter takes aim and is ‘making final preparation to shoot. A reasonable and prudent hunter additionally recognizes that these sound and sight target-determining factors are affected by a number of other considerations, including, but not limited to, the distance to the target, surrounding or intervening terrain and cover, lighting and westher conditions, the hunter's own ability to hear and see, the hunter's own experience and the proximity of other persons in the hunter's immediate vicinity. Acta 315) MRSA Title 17-A section 203 as it relates to manslaughter, states the following: 1. A person is guilty of manslaughter if that person: A. Recklessly, or with criminal negligence, causes the death of another human being, Violation of this paragraph is a Class A crime; [2001, c. 383, §9 (AMD); 2001, c. 383, / §156 (AFF).] 16) Based upon the above listed facts and the provisions of Title 17-A Section 203 Robert ‘Trundy recklessly and or with criminal negligence caused the death of Karen Wrentzel by failing to identify his target while hunting. As defined in Title 12 Section 11222, “A reasonable and prudent hunter always bears the risk of loss of legitimate prey to avoid the risk of destruction of human life.” “A reasonable and prudent hunter bases identification upon obiaining an essentially unobstructed view of the head and torso of the potential target.” “This visual sighting is the most critical target-determining factor. Visual sighting of the head and torso may present itself intermittently or continuously. If presented intermittently, a reasonable and prudent hunter does not make a target-identification decision until this visual sighting exists at the point in time the hunter takes aim and is making final preparation to shoot.” Robert Trundy admittedly fired at what he described as the “Ass of a deer.” with a tail, skinny legs, and with a possible glimpse of what he thought could have been part of the head or antler of a deer. At no point did Robert have an essentially unobstructed view of the head and torso of a deer. Robert Trudy’s failure to identify his target directly caused the death of Karen Wrentzl. 17) The offense this arrest warrant is asked for are the following: Manslaughter on October 28, | 2017 at approximately 10:10 AM in the town of Hebron, County of Oxford, State of Maine This violation is described herein in paragraphs 1 through 16 above. Your affiant prays for the issuance of this arrest warrant to bring Robert R. Trundy D.O.B. 07/19/1979 before the court. Respectfully, Submit District Game’ Wardeir Maine Warden Service Swom before me, this day, November 2, 2017. Suge, District Court Superior Court Justice = Aestattmp 4‘On the basis of this affidavit and materials incorporated herein, I find probably‘cause. Arrest warrant to issue. Date: November 7, 2017 Judge, District Court omplaineTustice- Superior Court Justice MR.Crim.P.5A(d) complied with. Date: November _, 2017 Judge, District Court Superior Court Justice Arex 5