I’m not snickering. I’m experiencing schadenfreude.

I would have sworn I had written about the Virginia Samuelson murder case last year, but I can’t find it. Maybe I sent it to Weer’d Beard for the “Gun Death” files instead.

Short version: Shaun Samuelson got into an argument with his mother, Virginia, and hit her several times. EMS was called, and while Mrs. Samuelson was on a stretcher, being loaded into the ambulance, Mr. Samuelson drove his pickup into the group (including Mrs. Samuelson, the EMTs, and an APD officer) killing her. (APD and the EMTs apparently ducked out of the way and avoided serious injury.)

The jury in Mr. Samuelson’s trial took 30 minutes to return a “guilty” verdict on capital murder charges.

Mr. Samuelson will serve a life sentence, as the prosecution did not seek the death penalty.

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