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law enforcement he said
some things that could lead
somebody to believe that
the use of deadly force was
avoidable.”
On the morning of April 1,
2017, Fanning went from his
East Trails Road residence
to his next-door, home—style
office space to find it broken
into, and a stranger in the
shower. Following a brief ver-
bal confrontation with the in-
truder, Fanning went back to
his residence.
There, he took a loaded
.40-caliber pistol from its hol-
ster, placed it in his jacket
pocket and returned to the
office space, where he fired
three times through a shower
curtain into the shower stall,
striking Rosa with all three
bullets before calling 911 to
report the incident.
During a trial that began
‘
Friday Activities presented by the Kristmas
Town Kiwanis Club. Fire pits will be lit. The
Christmas tree at Post OfficelPark will be il-
luminated at 6 p.m., choirs from local schools
will sing, and Santa and Mrs. Claus will
make an appearance: Patrons can enjoy wag-
on rides and kiddie trains travelling along
West Railroad Avenue.
The Holiday Magic Christmas Parade
is staged from 5 to 7 pm. Dec. 7 on West
Railroad Avenue in downtown Shelton. The
Kristmas Town Kiwanis Club, Little Creek
Casino Resort and Peninsula Credit Union
'sponsor the annual event.
After the parade, patrons can walk to 414
W. Franklin St. to see an attempt to beat the
Guinness Book of World Records by display-
ing the most lighted Christmas trees at one
site. The trees will also provide a maze to
meander through, and will remain open un-
til Dec. 15, when the trees Will be donated to
local families.
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with jury selection Oct. 31,
Fanning’s best ally next to
Woodrow was forensic psy-
chologist Dr. David M. Dixon.
On two separate occasions,
Dixon took the witness stand
to back his evaluation of Fan-
ning. After a six-heur exami-
nation conducted 13 months
after Rosa’s killing, Dixon
concluded a combination of
Fanning’s low-average IQ, his
self-sufficient, solitary life-
style and having been previ-
ously robbed on multiple occa—
sions contributed to an anxiety
disorder, making it impossible
for Fanning to form intent to
commit Rosa’s murder.
As Woodrow conceded, the
strongest case against acquit—
tal may have been Fanning’s
own words. Throughout the
trial, Dorcy made sure to
make the point that Fanning’s
retelling of the shooting dif-
fered as days went by. What
Fanning told a MACECOM
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dispatch operator when he
placed the. 911 call and during
an interview with detectives
hours after the incident at the
Mason County Sheriff’s Office
differed slightly from what he
told a friend three days later
on a phone call made from jail.
By the time Dixon exam-
ined Fanning in May 2018 and
while on the witness stand,
Fanning said Rosa threatened
to kill Fanning, and that Fan-
ning feared for‘ his life when
he returned to the office be-
cause he saw something pok-
ing from the shower curtain.
During his interview at the
Sheriff’s Office, Fanning nev-
er mentioned seeing any ob-
ject poking from the shower,
and told detectives he couldn’t
understand any of Rosa’s re-
plies when asked what Rosa
was doing there.
When asked on the stand
why he never told detectives
that Rosa threatened to kill
him, Fanning explained his,
actions during interrogation
by simply stating, “I was in
hysterics.”
During closing arguments,
Dorcy reminded the jury the
law states that the use of dead-
ly force is justifiable only if
deemed necessary by a reason-
ably prudent person. In the end,
the jury ultimately couldn’t jus-
tify Fanning’s actions.
At about 10;15 a.m. Nov.
21, members of Rosa’s family,
a handful of Sheriffs Office
personnel, the prosecution and
the defense filled the auxiliary
courtroom to hear the verdict.
When it was read, Fanning’s
head sank and he stared at the
floor for about 15 seconds.
As it was throughout the
trial, no one in attendance was
there in support of Fanning.
“Any sentence is essential-
ly a death sentence for Bruce
because he’s so frail and he
has all these medical issues
Guilty: Rosa’s family members attend verdict hearing
in addition to his psychologi-
cal issues,” Woodrow said. “So
yeah, we’re disappointed.”
After the jury was excused
by Judge Amber Finlay and
court was adjourned, a teary-
eyed Linda Ann Rosa, .Na-
thaniel Rosa’s mother, em—
braced everyone within her
reach. Then she turned and
addressed the Sheriffs Office ,,
personnel in the courtroom.
“He was a good boy. He
just made a mistake, a hor-
rible mistake” she told them. ‘
“Thank you all for all the work
you’ve done on this.”
Shortly after court ad-
journed, Sheriff’s Office Det.
Sgt. Jeff Rhoades, who testi-
fied during the trial, then sat
alongside Dorcy and. Deputy?
Prosecutor Tyler Bickerton
throughout its remainder,
summed up his reaction to the
verdict in just three words. V
“The system worked,” he
said.
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Local school choirs
will perform in
downtown Shelton
during the Holiday
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from 3 to 8 pm. Dec.
6 on West Railroad
Avenue. Journal file
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