Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen said 27-year-old Levi William Axtell turned himself in to police for the death of 77-year-old Lawrence Scully. Authorities say Axtell claimed he beat Scully using a moose antler and a shovel. KBJR’s Cara Kopp reports.
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#Minnesota #Police #Crime
Give this man a medal and set him free.
Sounds like you’re weak on crime.
No word on the moose?
MOOSE LIVES MATTER!
How’s Mr. Moosey doing?
My concern as well, hopefully the Moose donated his antlers for a most worthy cause,
I hope they throw the book at this clown. An example should be made that we are a nation of laws, not of men who take the law into their own hands. It’s the whole damned POINT of this country in the first place.
By committing this crime, this perp decided that he, himself and he alone was the law – that HE was king and lord of all he surveyed.
It’s complete anti-American nonsense.
I’ve always said we need higher restrictions on moose antler shovels
That’s because you love fascism.
lol!
Specially here in Canada eh?
When shovels are outlawed, only outlaws will have them
Death by Moose
No more filling prisons with murderers. Death penalty needs to be enforced in the US.
The old man sexually abused the little girl in 1992🤨 I hate pedophiles more than anything in the world👹👿😈
This has “Fargo” all over it
I hope this guy does not get to go back out to live amongst the rest of non vigilante, law abiding citizens.
No charges! Send him a cake 🎂!
Thank him for his service.
Taking the law into your own hands and brutally slaughtering people is not “service”. It is a crime called murder.
@omi god Sometimes murder is a service.
The moose antler was a nice touch…
Moose antlers?
This is a great human!
I hope that, in that horrible situation, I have that strength.
Forget politics, this was an evil person; societally or religiously, who deserves the worse punishment.
Try cross fit, or just buy your own shovel, & practice
What’s more crazy, killing a predator with a moose antler or letting a predator walk amongst the general population???
Riding a ragging moose, & trample the piece of sht, while maybe carrying a broadsword, & wearing a kilt —🤔🤔🤔
You know we have thing called cops and law and justice that take care of those things.
@Iภvaͥᖙeͣrͫz⇜well apparently they did not do their job the first time
@Iภvaͥᖙeͣrͫz⇜ THE LAW did NOTHING to protect his little
3 YEARS YOUNG DAUGHTER .
THEY actually RESCINDED the RESTRAINING order against that disgusting demon .
One less pedo to worry about
Wow 😣😳😲
Condolences to his family, I hope his sentence is light.
If he killed a pedo he needs a pardon and a parade.
Great job 👏
the cop looks like Robert Di Nero…
Get him
Based Sigma Male.
Everyone remain calm the shovel was legally purchased at a home depot
Now that’s some serious dedication….
Joe’s working on an assault antler ban as we speak
Ban shovels and deport all moose to Canada.
I propose a three day waiting period on ALL moose antler
He killed the old guy because he like kids a pedophile
The comments are a window into the by moral depravity of the US.
This would have never happen if he was sentenced to death for the 6 year old he destroyed
Exactly, I worked for a State Hospital and we had one building just for repeat offenders! The sick part is that no amount of therapy or Rehabilitation will ever get them to stop. The ones at the hospital had been there over and over again. They were all old men and admitted if they were to be released they would do it again. We had a handful who could have been released but chose not to leave due to they knew they would do it again
@Mina spine chilling
When the government neglects to do its job then it falls to the people to do it for ourselves.
Anyone else think the Sheriff looks a little bit like de Niro?
Look up Daniel Stacey Hubbard county mn commissioner. Make Minnesota hold him accountable for being a pedophile and preying on juveniles!
Democrats please ban all moose antlers and shovels in your next bill in Congress. Please!! Cheers!!
Sounds like Justice!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just think, he was probably so proud of those moose antlers too
Hopefully this doesn’t involve a hmong person
Reason #342 why I live in Kansas…. no Moose. Shovels are still scary tho
He saved a lot of children from being violated by the pedophile 💯
Vengeance is mine saith the Lord.
Yes
Vigilante Justice
Hey ppl in the comments. Usual suspect rite? 😂
Well, when i heard “beaten to death with moose antler shovel” i knew it was gonna be a white guy if that counts 💀
Gross.
Seeing a known pedo watching children is enough to send anyone crazy. This is a great opportunity for a temporary insanity plea if i ever heard one before.
So now they will ban moose
Can’t blame him for being in a frenzy.
Free this man, what he did was justice, the judicial system failed our people and the children. All this man was doing was trying to protect them. He deserves to walk free.
This is the most Midwest story I’ve ever heard.
Time to ban moose antlers! It’s the only way!
Beaten to death with moose antlers wow this is a new one for me ………… 🐦🐤🐦🐤🐦🐤
I feel so sad for Mr. Axle. If I thought some creep the pigs would not take care of was coming for children, I would lose my mind. Our legal system is garbage. It protects only the wealthy and corporations. Regular folk are on their own.
It protects real criminals like this pedo who was stalking innocent children. Well his chickens came home to roost. This father should get an award for doing what the law should have but wouldn’t.
Not the hero we asked for, but the hero we needed.
Wow that is horrible and seems our new abnormal Lord things need to change..
I see nothing wrong with this.
Pedos deserve a life sentence to begin with.
lol… yikes.
Imagine committing murder and then pinning it on a Moose
We should now carefully regulate and monitor the sales of moose antlers from now one 🤪
mooses be like this is BS!
Russian shovel style
U can also use an icepick as a murder weapon and there would be no evidence 😂
But when a cop kills a kid they get vacation?
Listen look y’all just say no to violence
.. go to the gym or something
Now we need Peter Scully to be ‘finished’ off.
The Police are Completely inert …. Someone has to deal with the Criminals
FREE HIM!
He won’t be protecting his kids when he’s in prison.
Where was Lawrence Scully when 5yr. old LeeAnna Warner disappeared in 2003 in Chisholm MN?
I say any officer who went to arrest him should be ashamed of themselves. At the end of the day, they will follow orders. They don’t care about justice.
It’s almost as if they’ve been hired to uphold the law regardless of circumstance…do you just not have a full brain in your head?
Is the shovel and antler ok?!☝️😊
This man shouldn’t go yo jail!
Why stop here. Why not have vigilantes go to all the bars and restaurants and look for people who have been convicted of DUI manslaughter and keep them from ever being able to take a drink again!
If you can’t tell the difference between a person who gets convicted of a dui and a person who gr@pes children you are a fool or have a very shady system of morality. We know once a person offends in this way, they do it again. It’s not the father’s fault that the justice system failed and his daughter is in danger because of this monster walking the streets freely.
@Esther Ruth I didn’t say ‘convicted of a DUI’. I said ‘convicted of DUI manslaughter’. Pay attention.
The law failed
This man protected his and our children. Well done, great father.
Other than the hero dad being locked up, what’s the problem? So he “bullwinkled” a paedo! If police and prosecutors would do their job, he wouldn’t have to!
Please tell me this man will get trial by jury so he can be found innocent of any crime.
He did nothing wrong
The hero is amazing. Good father.
Owning up to it. Not hiding. That speaks volumes. The lengths people go to when the law fails. Now he’s not going to be there for his little girl. Sad.
what a hero. i hope approving citizens keep his jail canteen well stocked…he’ll be very respected in there & make lots of friends
If a jury find this man guilty, then we’re well and truly lost.
In years gone by this man would’ve been celebrated on his community for taking out the trash. The cops would’ve taken him out for beers as a thank you for his service in making their job easier.
I hope he does not go to prison he did everyone a favor
When the Police/DAs fail…give Levi $1M and a Medal of Honor ❤❤❤
One less chomo.
Father of the Year 2023
So… is there a reward or anything??
He deserves a MEDAI!!!!!
He’s not a bad guy, he’s a father protecting his little girl and tons of other kids by extension. That freak came after the one person it’s his biggest duty to protect, obviously if he’s a good man he’s going to do anything for his daughter. Deserved, he should’ve never seen the light of day again after hurting children anyways.
Pardon this manz
You should add child molester to the title
The man is a hero.
The fact that our legal system can keep these people away from children is ridiculous. This man prevented massive trauma for those kids
Free this hero
He saved lives.
Bless you, sir. ✌️💜
Finally some good news
The ugly father looks like a creep. He certainly has a of violence or other crime. In spite of all the idiots who think he has wonderful excuses for killing him , he would not have done this really maniac murder if he was a normal person.
I said a history of violence. Axle should be checked for that for his trial. The murder was definitely planned.
Shang Tsung voice : “Levi Wins….. Fatality….. Flawless Victory….