A 20-year Air Force veteran has broken his silence after losing a leg, alleging his ex-wife is at the center of a plot in which he was gunned down in his own driveway.
Kevin Kessler was shot at his Farmington, Michigan, home on Nov. 1, 2022, moments after he called police to report that his truck’s tires had been slashed, according to FOX 2 Detroit.
The father of two, who was in the middle of a divorce from his ex-wife Nicole Kessler, was waiting for police to arrive when a man walked by and shot the veteran.
Police determined the gunman was Nicole’s lover, Matthew Jones, who was later convicted and sentenced to 60 to 80 years in prison.
‘They told my family to plan a funeral. They gave me a 1 percent chance. They didn’t think I was going to make it,” Kevin told the local news station.
Kevin Kessler, a 20-year Air Force veteran, spoke out after his wife was released from prison for lying to police during the investigation into the shooting that caused her to lose her leg.
Kevin Kessler was shot at his home in Farmington, Michigan, on November 1, 2022, moments after calling police to report that his truck’s tires had been slashed.
The Air Force veteran was hospitalized for two months and had his right leg amputated at the hip, leaving him in a wheelchair.
Kevin said: ‘My family was told to plan a funeral. They gave me a one percent chance. They didn’t think I was going to make it
‘”Because?” I remember saying that: “Why?” I was thinking about my daughters and my family. “I didn’t know if I was going to see them again.”
Kevin said of Jones: “I think he was scamming in a way.” I think he saw the reward in it with the divorce.
The Air Force veteran was hospitalized for two months and had his right leg amputated at the hip, leaving him in a wheelchair.
“They found three entry and exit holes, and they actually found a whole bullet in my belt,” he said.
‘I still have bullet fragments that were removed a few weeks ago, I still have more than I feel. I still have a drain hole that won’t stop.’
Nicole was sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation after pleading guilty to lying to police during the investigation into her ex-husband’s shooting, it reported. FOX 2 Detroit.
Before his sentencing, Kevin said in court: ‘Why would Nicole lie about her whereabouts if she wasn’t hiding the fact that she was involved in me being shot? At the very least, she knew I had been shot after the fact.
Kevin’s ex-wife, Nicole Kessler, was sentenced to one year in prison and three years of probation after pleading guilty to lying to police during the investigation.
A judge said her relationship with the shooter, as well as the fact that she took Kevin’s gun out of the house and gave it to Jones, was “suspicious.”
Police determined the gunman was Nicole’s lover, Matthew Jones (pictured), who was later convicted and sentenced to 60 to 80 years in prison.
A judge said her relationship with the shooter, as well as the fact that she took Kevin’s gun out of the house and gave it to Jones, was “suspicious.”
‘I’m sorry. I would just like to say that I am sorry for what happened to Kevin. Everything the girls have been through. What Kevin’s family went through, what my family went through,” Nicole said on the stand.
Nicole served nine months of her sentence and was released from prison last week.
“I still think she had something going on,” Kevin said. “(Wednesday) was actually one of the first times I jumped and I had to sit there for a minute because someone dropped her trash can when I was outside, it was in the driveway.”
Another woman believed to be romantically involved with Jones, Kristina Peterson, was also arrested and charged in connection with the shooting.