The article says under the picture of the pellet gun, "Tiburon police seized a pellet gun from Mark Dickinson after he shot two deer, but they could not find a rifle they suspected he used". Rifle? Pellet Gun? I wonder what really happened?
Did he really kill a full grown doe with a .177 or .22 pellet gun? It is possible, but more likely wounded instead (stupid, yes). So, if they can't find the gun they thought he used, and can't match the bullet to the pellet gun, ??????
The press is so inadequate in these issues, and in California, so anti anything that allows one to be independent, one wonders about the whole case. Maybe we'll get more info from the court case later.
Lesson, 1, don't be stupid and chase deer with pellet guns and 2. don't be stupid in California. Someone will turn you in and the press will hang you out to dry before the case ever comes up. You can't win in those circumstances.
Be careful and keep your nose clean, that's the only way, and not just in California! It can happen ANYWHERE.