I'm sure we can all have "confidence" that Florida's law will
lead to justice in this case...
In July 2012 Gulf County was rocked by the news that 32-year-old
Everett Gant had been fatally shot at the Pine Ridge Apartments off
Garrison Avenue in Port St. Joe by Walton Butler.
Gant died six weeks to the day after being shot between the eyes with a .22 caliber rifle.
Butler was charged with second degree murder with a firearm, evidencing prejudice based on race, or a hate crime specification.
According to the arresting
affidavit, Butler acted as if “inconvenienced” when put under arrest,
saying he could not understand the problem as he “had only shot a
(racial epithet).”
In the ensuing year, the
case has seen a series of starts and stops and in the most recent
developments, Butler has invoked Florida’s controversial “Stand Your
Ground” law and plans to contend that deadly force was his last resort
and that he is entitled to immunity from arrest and prosecution.
Rising Hegemon
2 comments:
And, now, the defense is asserting that he's mentally deficient.
So, if he's mentally deficient, why did he have a firearm? (Tricky defense, that, in Florida, for obvious reasons.)
i am so glad the NRA is in the drivers seat.
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