RIVERTON, Utah (ABC4) — Charges have officially been filed against the alleged former Green Beret who shot and killed his stepson while “recklessly” handling a firearm.
Joseph Le Page Lee was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail last week on a manslaughter charge. Today, Lee was officially charged with one count of manslaughter, a second-degree felony, and four counts of reckless endangerment, a Class A misdemeanor.
Documents filed Thursday have revealed more information from a police interview with Lee following the fatal shooting of his 18-year-old stepson, Haven Alexander McBride.
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On June 17, 2025, after 3 p.m., Riverton Police officers were dispatched to a report of an accidental shooting near Kessler Peak Drive in Riverton. The victim’s mother reported that her husband had shot her 18-year-old son…