A Utah man lost his life trying to prove he could "dodge a bullet" after smoking weed with a friend. The friend is being charged with manslaughter.
Police in Unfield, Utah responded to the report of a man shot in the chest on Saturday, Feb 5th. When police arrived on scene they discovered an unresponsive man on the floor and 23-year-old, Ashton Mann.
The unidentified victim was rushed to the hospital where he sadly succumbed to his injuries.
As detectives interviewed Mann the story began to emerge. Mann told detectives "he and his friend had smoked marijuana around 8 p.m. and began talking about guns." (This is only being brought up because it is from the man who has been placed under arrest.)
They moved the conversation to the garage where they began messing around with 2 different handguns. It was at this point that the victim told Mann that he could dodge a bullet.
The 2 decided to see if he could jump out of the way before Mann could pull the trigger. Mann said they unloaded the guns and began to test the theory. He said they tried to see if he could jump out of the way approximately 6 times before the accident. He went on to tell detectives that the last time they had tried their experiment the gun had gone off. The round had struck the victim in the chest.
Mann said the victim asked him to call 911 before collapsing and he rendered aid until first responders arrived.
Ashton Mann was arrested and charged with manslaughter and a 3rd degree felony firearms charge.
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