KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI — A 29-year-old Richland Township man has been found not guilty after he allegedly shot his neighbor while target practicing on his property last fall.
Stoffer Mason Smit was found not guilty by a jury of careless discharge of a firearm causing injury or death, Kalamazoo County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Jeff Williams confirmed on Thursday, Sept. 17.
The misdemeanor charge, which is applied when there is no willful or intentional desire to harm someone else, carries a penalty of up to two years in prison. Had he been convicted, Smit could have also had his hunting privileges suspended for up to three years and been fined $2,000…