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Man Gets Community Service for Shooting Abortion Rights Campaigner

  • Richard Harvey was sentenced to 100 hours of community service after pleading no contest to felonious assault and firearms charges for shooting Joan Jacobson.
  • Harvey also received a suspended 2-month jail sentence and 1 year of probation.
  • He must pay $347.19 in restitution and have no contact with Jacobson.
  • Jacobson was campaigning against a proposed right-to-abortion amendment at Harvey's home when he shot her.
  • Harvey claims the shooting was accidental but Jacobson believes it was intentional following an argument between Harvey's wife and Jacobson.
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