Man convicted of shooting Jefferson County teen in face gets probation

A former Mountain View city councilmember convicted last month of shooting a teenager in the face has been sentenced to probation.

Brent John Metz, 40, was found guilty on June 1 of third-degree assault and illegal discharge of a firearm and was acquitted of a charge of menacing after a five-day trial.

Metz shot a teen in the face on Sept. 10, 2024, after the teen and a friend hopped a fence on his property near Conifer in an attempt to ask for permission to take homecoming photos on the land…

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