ELKHORN, Wis. - A Walworth County judge sentenced Steven Merkel on Thursday, Nov. 20 to 25 years in prison plus an additional ten years of extended supervision in the death of his 8-year-old stepson, ...

A man in Wisconsin has been sentenced to more than two decades in prison for killing his 8-year-old stepson while showing off his guns to him — telling cops he was attempting to "look cool." The post ...

Man sentenced for shooting stepson while showing off guns Walworth, WI A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for ...

A Lake Geneva man will spend 25 years in prison for shooting and killing his 8-year-old stepson. Steven Merkel, 53, pleaded guilty to first-degree reckless homicide in ...

Steven Merkel was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty in the death of his 8-year-old stepson, Michael Meagher.

A Wisconsin man who showed his guns to his eight-year-old stepson to make himself 'look cool' accidentally shot the boy dead ...

The 52-year-old faces up to 60 years in prison after what he claimed was an attempt to appear "cool" turned deadly Stepdad charged with shooting, killing Wisconsin 9-year-old says he was showing off ...

LAKE GENEVA, Wisc. — The man charged in the deadly shooting of an 8-year-old Brookfield boy was playing with a handgun at the time to “look cool,” court documents allege. Steven Merkel, 52, of Lake ...

A 52-year-old Wisconsin man has been charged in the fatal shooting of his 9-year-old stepson, police announced this week. Michael Meagher was shot Monday in the Town of Geneva, southwest of Milwaukee.

A Wisconsin stepfather who showed his guns to his eight-year-old stepson to make himself 'look cool' before fatally shooting the boy has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Steven Merkel, 53, ...

A stepfather faces homicide charges following the fatal shooting of his 9-year-old stepson, according to Wisconsin police and news reports. The Town of Geneva Police Department said the boy was ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LAKE GENEVA, Wisc. — The man charged in the ...