OSHKOSH - A Menasha man who shot and killed another man outside a Neenah saloon in 2019 was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison.
Casey Cameron, 38, of Menasha, was convicted in February of multiple charges in the death of Kevin Hollywood Hein, who was shot and killed Oct. 14, 2019, outside the Short Branch Saloon in Neenah.
Cameron pleaded no contest to one count of felony murder and six counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety. Winnebago County Judge Scott Woldt sentenced Cameron to a total of 40 years in prison and 15 years of supervision.
Wisconsin s felony murder law allows prosecutors to charge someone if they cause another person s death while committing another felony, in this case, armed robbery, regardless of their intent.
By Casey Nelson
Apr 16, 2021 10:10 AM
OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) Casey Cameron was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison for the murder of Kevin “Hollywood” Hein.
Cameron was also placed on extended supervision for 15 years by Judge Scott Woldt.
Before sentence was issued, Cameron turned to Hein’s family and apologized.
“I am so sorry for what I have done and for what took from you. And I know that I can’t take it back. If I could, I absolutely would. I don’t have anything else except my apology,” he said.
Previously, Cameron pleaded no contest to felony murder and other counts for the Oct. 14, 2019 incident at the Short Branch Saloon in Neenah.
Apr 16, 2021 10:25 AM
A Menasha man will spend 40-years in prison for a fatal bar shooting. Casey Cameron is also sentenced in Winnebago County Court to 15-years on extended supervision for Felony Murder, Armed Robbery and Reckless Endangerment. Cameron shot Kevin “Hollywood” Hein to death while robbing the Short Branch Saloon in Neenah back in October of 2019.
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By Casey Nelson
Feb 5, 2021 5:47 PM
NEENAH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The man who killed Kevin “Hollywood” Hein pleaded no contest Friday to a reduced charge of felony murder.
Casey Cameron, 37, had been charged with first-degree intentional homicide and other counts for killing Hein Oct. 14, 2019, at the Short Branch Saloon in Neenah.
But at Friday’s hearing, the charge was changed to felony murder/armed robbery which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, instead of a mandatory life prison term for intentional homicide. Cameron was also convicted of six counts of recklessly endangering safety, each of which has a maximum sentence of 12.5 years in prison.