Stepdad Imprisoned for Eight Years After Boy, 4, Shot Himself Dead
McCoy will serve nine years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter and child endangerment in the death of his 4-year-old stepson.
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Robert McCoy, aged 37, was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday for murder and for endangering the well-being of a child, after his stepfather Jasper Smith, aged 4, was shot in May 2025 in Lewiston, U.S. state of Maine. The boy found a loaded gun, without a safety lock, in a bag in his family apartment and accidentally shot himself in the head. According to the Sun Journal, McCoy pleaded guilty to the charges on August 3, 2026. Judge Jen…
Lewiston Sun Journal
Portland Press HeraldLewiston man sentenced to 17 years for 4-year-old stepson’s shooting death
Robert McCoy, 37, will serve nine years in prison of the sentence followed by six years of probation.
Stepfather Sentenced to Eight Years After 4-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shoots Himself
NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal A Maine stepfather was sentenced to eight years in prison Friday after his four-year-old stepson found an unsecured handgun and accidentally shot himself. Robert McCoy, 37, was at his Lewiston apartment when Jasper Smith discovered a loaded pistol inside a bag. The boy carried the weapon into another room, where it discharged. McCoy pleaded guilty […]
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