An argument over free-ranging pigs in one Western North Carolina town led to a shooting and now a minimum 23-year prison sentence for one man. District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch announced on Monday that a Jackson County jury returned a verdict of guilty, rejecting defense attorney Frank Lay’s argument that Kenneth William McCall, 68, acted in self defense during a shooting that happened in 2020.
Mandatory Credit:	Jackson County Sheriff's Office via WLOS

An argument over free-ranging pigs in one Western North Carolina town led to a shooting and now a minimum 23-year prison sentence for one man. District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch announced on Monday that a Jackson County jury returned a verdict of guilty, rejecting defense attorney Frank Lay’s argument that Kenneth William McCall, 68, acted in self defense during a shooting that happened in 2020.
Mandatory Credit: Jackson County Sheriff's Office via WLOS

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Dispute over free-ranging pigs leads to shooting, prison sentence for one man

An argument over free-ranging pigs in one Western North Carolina town led to a shooting and now a minimum 23-year prison sentence for one man.