Officials say a disagreement over one teen shoving another into a pool led to a shooting that left one young man dead and another with a life wasted behind bars. Judge Mark Kuhn sentenced 18-year-old Aden Greene to life in prison for a fatal shooting that happened when he was just 17 years old.
Greene gunned down 20-year-old Nate McQuinley at a house party to celebrate graduation in Minford one year ago, on July 28, 2023. McQuinley was shot multiple times and died at the scene. Officers then launched a manhunt for Greene.
After officers spent countless hours investigating sightings of the young man, he turned himself in, accompanied by his mother, five days after the shooting. The Scioto County Prosecutor’s Office filed a motion to try Greene as an adult.
Greene claimed self-defense during a five-day jury trial. However, he was convicted of murder and felonious assault after 15 of the party-goers testified. Witnesses said Green came to the party with a loaded Glock, which he showed off to other guests. They also said the young man drank alcohol and smoked marijuana during the party. Witnesses said an argument broke out over one juvenile pushing another into a backyard pool. Greene got into a fight with another boy, who tried to walk away from him. Greene followed and put the gun to the boy’s head. Nate McQuinley intervened and hit Greene in the head with a bottle. Green shot McQuinley several times, hitting his lungs and his heart. He also shot a partygoer in the leg and grazed another’s hand.
Greene claimed he was in fear for his life and admitted to fleeing the scene and disposing of the weapon. However, the jury did not accept the defense.
Greene will be 45 years old before he is eligible for parole in 27 years.
Scioto County Prosecutor Shane Tieman said he hoped there were lessons to be learned, “Guns and alcohol don’t mix, its illegal, dumb, and incredibly dangerous. Same goes with weed. Carrying a gun doesn’t make you cool, and it certainly doesn’t make you tough. Guns are deadly weapons and are always to be treated with the utmost respect and care. Be careful with every decision that you make because those decisions can have grave consequences, including the loss of life and freedom. Nate McQuinley would be alive today had any of these lessons been followed. Learn from this, and do not let his death be in vain.”
