Former Cop In FL Theater Shooting Denied Stand Your Ground Defense — Evidence Contradicts Self-Defense Claim

By James England

WESLEY CHAPEL, FLORIDA — A former Florida police captain may now face second degree murder charges in connection to the shooting death of a fellow matinee attendee. According to court documents sourced by the Washington Times, Curtis Reeves, 74, was denied a motion to have charges dismissed on account of Florida’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws. Such laws generally allow for an individual to defend himself and not retreat from a threat so long as he has every legal right to be in a specific place.

The judge dismissed the motion based upon evidence that contradicts Reeves’ proclaimed self-defense.

via the Washington Times

“Because the defendant’s testimony was significantly at odds with the physical evidence and other witness testimony, this court has considerable doubts about his credibility, and is not willing to come to the conclusion that these circumstances are those envisioned by the legislature when the ‘stand your ground’ law was enacted,” the judge ruled.

Now, in all honesty, that evidence that apparently contradicts Reeves’ claim was not published in that Washington Post article. The article’s author specifically references video surveillance and witness testimony which countermands Reeves’ assertions.

The conflict began, apparently, when the victim’s cell phone rang and Reeves got into a …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation