A man who spent 20 years in the Air Force and lost his leg has finally come forward and claimed his ex-wife was at the center of a plot that left him shot dead in his driveway, reports say. WJBK.
Kevin Kessler was reportedly shot in the driveway of his home in Farmington, Michigan, on November 1, 2022. The brutal incident occurred shortly after he reported to authorities that his truck’s tire had been slashed.
Kessler, who has two children, was in the midst of divorcing his then-wife Nicole Kessler. The man had a slashed tire and was waiting for authorities to arrive when a man driving by opened fire on him.
Authorities eventually determined that the man who shot Kessler was Nicole’s boyfriend, Matthew Jones, who was later convicted and sentenced to 60 to 80 years in prison. daily mail.
“They told my family to plan a funeral. They gave me a 1% chance. They didn’t think I would make it,” Kessler said. .
“‘Why?’ I remember saying – ‘Why not?’ I was thinking about my daughters and my family, and I didn’t know if I’d ever see them again. ”
Kessler went on to say he believed Jones was “fraudulent in a way,” adding: “I think he thought he was going to get paid for the divorce.”
After the incident, Kessler was hospitalized for two months and ultimately had his right leg amputated at the hip. He is now wheelchair bound.
“They found three entry holes and actually found a complete bullet in my belt,” Kessler said.
“I still have the bullet fragments that I removed a few weeks ago. There are more of them than I thought. The drain hole still won’t stop.”
Kessler’s ex-wife was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for three years, for lying to authorities during the investigation.
Kessler claimed that his ex-wife knew about the plot to shoot him, saying, “If Nicole didn’t hide the fact that I was involved in the shooting, why would she lie about her whereabouts?” Or at least she knew I was later shot.” fact. “
Nicole was recently released from prison.
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