Vermont Hunter Offered Plea in Hunting Death

A hunter from Georgia, Vt., is facing a year in prison if he is offered and accepts a plea deal from prosecutors in the death of his friend.

Timothy Madden has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his friend, David Jenkins, 43, of Milton, Vt. Madden told police he shot Jenkins after mistaking him for a coyote last November.

The prosecutor in the case discussed two possible plea deals with the judge in the case, both of which would carry at least one year of jail time followed by probation or furlough.