Overview
- The case stems from a Sept. 10, 2024 confrontation in Conifer when Brent John Metz is accused of firing one round through an Audi windshield that struck a 17-year-old in the face and sent fragments into his cheek and near his eye.
- Prosecutors told jurors Metz monitored the teens on security video, parked to block their car after his girlfriend called 911, and approached to 'teach them a lesson' instead of waiting for police.
- The defense admits Metz fired the shot but argues it was an accidental discharge of a Sig Sauer P320 caused by a loss of footing as he moved a holster, and it plans expert witnesses to support that theory.
- A prosecution-retained firearms engineer testified that testing found no defect showing the P320 would fire on its own while the victim gave detailed testimony about blacking out, surgery and his injuries.
- Metz testified in his own defense saying the gun went off against his body without his command and the trial, which began on May 27, could conclude with closing arguments and jury deliberations early next week.