A Washington County Sheriff’s deputy has been cleared of criminal charges for a fatal shooting on February 3rd.
The District Attorney’s Office determined nine-year veteran Deputy Lee Goodman was justified when he shot 30-year-old Nicholas S. Pingel to death. Pingel had broken into an elderly couple’s home and shot 72-year-old Ray Engelking to death, then went next door, stole a shotgun, and fatally wounded 77-year-old Carl Halvorsen.
Goodman has returned to regular service.
