A newly filed indictment shows Kyle William Spitze is facing child sex crime and animal abuse charges. A newly filed indictment shows Kyle William Spitze is facing child sex crime and animal abuse charges. In 2023 frightening footage circulating online shows a deranged man shooting and injuring his partner's son from point-blank range amid a heated argument - ending with the shooter taking his own life after a lengthy standoff with police. Jeffrey Scott West, 68, of Friendsville, Tennessee, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he fired a gun at Kyle W. Spitze, 24, hitting him once in the ear, following an argument between the two. It is believes that Kyle Spitze was in contact with Bradley Cadenhead and the 764 group.
—WBIR TV