What happens when the law refuses to help? A moose antler beat down.

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Minnesota dad uses moose antler to slaughter 77-year-old sex offender he claims was stalking daughter - before turning himself in to police station 'covered in blood'

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Axtell sought an order of protection, alleging the stalking of his child. 'They do not know each other,' he wrote in the petition. 'The respondent waits for victim to go on walks from daycare and tries to talk to her. ... He has been there many times stalking children in his van. 'I have seen him parked right next to the school. ... He is a convicted pedophile and him stalking and attempting to groom my daughter is completely inappropriate and needs to stop.' The request was temporarily granted by Judge Michael Cuzzo which forbade Scully from going within six blocks of Axtell's home. But a permanent order was later denied as Cuzzo said 'the allegations are not proven true.'

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Scully was 33 when he was jailed for molesting a six-year-old girl, also in Minnesota. He entered a guilty plea and was sentenced to between zero and five years to State Prison at Bayport, Minnesota.

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He remained in prison until December 31, 1981 when he petitioned for post conviction relief. A document from the hearing declared the state had not served any evidence he would present a danger to the public. In 2014 he filed as a candidate for mayor of Grand Marais, Minnesota. But by 2018 he was once again facing allegations of sexual misconduct with minors.

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A criminal complaint filed on Friday said Axtell repeatedly struck Scully with a shovel in his own apartment before 'finishing him off' with a large moose antler. At some point he is also believed to have smashed Scully's vehicle. A criminal complaint states Axtell entered Scully's home at around 4.45pm and struck him 15-20 times with a shovel he had found on the victim's deck. Axtell told officers he finished the job with a large moose antler, according to the complaint.

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