Camp Pendelton Marine with PTSD gets probation and treatment

Marine Sentenced For Firing Shots Outside Bar
Sy Mitchell Schultheis Sentenced To 3 Years Probation
August 30, 2012

CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- A Camp Pendleton-based Marine who fired bullets into a South Bay bar owner's car after being asked to leave the club was sentenced Thursday to three years probation and referred to a veterans court treatment program.

Sy Mitchell Schultheis, 23, pleaded guilty in June to felony discharge of a firearm in a grossly negligent manner in connection with the Dec. 30 shooting outside South Bay Lounge.

Schultheis -- who has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder -- was given credit for time served in jail and sent to the San Diego County veterans court, where he will receive treatment and get help finding a job, Deputy District Attorney Michael MacNeil said.
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