The Florida man who fatally shot an unarmed black man last summer outside a grocery store, sparking a nationwide debate on the state's 'stand your ground' law, is set to stand trial on Monday for manslaughter
The Florida man who fatally shot an unarmed black man last summer outside a grocery store, sparking a nationwide debate on the state's"stand your ground" law, is set to stand trial on Monday for manslaughter.
The case dates to last July when Michael Drejka, then 47, got into an argument with Britany Jacobs, then 24, who was parked in a handicapped-accessible spot outside a grocery store, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. McGlockton, Jacobs' 28-year-old boyfriend, and their 5-year-old son Markeis Jr. were inside the Clearwater, Florida, store at the time. McGlockton then went outside, walked over to Drejka and forcibly pushed him, causing him to fall to the ground.
Crump on the McGlockton shooting 03:47McGlockton's death brought renewed scrutiny to Florida's"stand your ground" law, which says that a person has no duty to retreat and has the right to use deadly force if he"reasonably believes" that doing so will prevent imminent death or great bodily harm.In initially not charging Drejka, Sheriff Gualtieri said the law created a very high standard of proof for making an arrest when someone claims they were standing their ground.
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