A Minnesota father confessed to killing an elderly sex offender who had stalked his toddler daughter, and claims he “finished him off” with a moose antler.
On March 8, 27-year-old Levi Axtell walked into a local police station, covered in blood and with a story to tell. He told officers that he beat 77-year-old Lawrence V. Scully to death with a shovel, according to court documents obtained by Fox News.
Minnesota Man Walks Into Police Station Covered In Blood Claiming He Murdered Sex Offender
Axtell went on to say that he “finished” the job with the moose antler.
He then reportedly placed his hands on his head and demanded the officers handcuff him, while threatening to hurt others if he wasn’t restrained.
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that they found Scully dead inside his home, located roughly two hours north of Duluth.
A witness reportedly called 911 after seeing someone “smash” a vehicle in Scully’s driveway before running into the man’s home where the witness says they then heard screaming.
Levi Axtell, a Minnesota man has been charged with second degree murder for bludgeoning a sex offender with a moose antler. The man killed, a convicted pedophile, Lawrence Skully, was said to have stalked Axtells young daughter.
Axtell is a hero pic.twitter.com/wiV7EGytn7
— BIG MAN ON CAMPUS (@JeffNadu) March 13, 2023
Victim Had Been Convicted In 1979 Of Molesting Young Girl, Suspect And Victim Had Long History
Scully had been convicted in 1979 of molesting a 6-year-old girl, the outlet reports.
Axtell and Scully allegedly had a long history of issues between them.
In 2018, Axtell accused Scully of “stalking” and “attempting to groom” his then-toddler daughter, and even tried to obtain an order of protection against him after reportedly parking his van at her daycare facility, according to WTIP.
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Axtell’s request for a restraining order was actually granted at first, but was dismissed weeks later without explanation.
Two years later, Axtell posted “Only cure for pedophiles? A bullet” on Facebook, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
He was arraigned on Friday on second-degree murder and is currently being held on a $1 million bond.
Circa 2014: Photo of Lawrence V. Scully.
His picture was included in an article documenting his bid for mayor of Grand Marais. Scully, a registered sex offender, was brutally murder with a shovel & moose antlers.
Levi Axtell confessed to the killing.https://t.co/ciTGN1yhuX pic.twitter.com/I1ZiZLEOmx
— Aggressive Fruit (@aggressiveFRUIT) March 13, 2023
Cook County Sheriff Pat Eliasen told the Associated Press that there had been more recent allegations against Scully, however authorities “didn’t reveal anything” and vaguely added most of the reports were “regarding harassment.”
Social Media Comes Out In Support Of Axtell: “(Victim) Reaped What He Sowed!”
Social media appeared to support Axtell’s act of vigilantism, with many claiming he shouldn’t be charged at all for the violent crime.
“For anybody to call lawrence v. scully a victim is insane. He reaped what he sowed!” one person wrote.
“Axtell is a hero,” another commenter tweeted. “Give him a medal of honor!” a third offered.
“No charges should be filed,” a fourth stated. “Punishment (should be a) $100k award,” another wrote.
Axtell is next set to return to court on April 10.
