All articles tagged with #self defense
A teenager convicted of murdering another student in Texas seeks a new trial, arguing an off-record agreement and gag order kept pretrial and trial proceedings out of the public eye, hampering his defense; the motion also requests Judge John Roach’s recusal, and no date has been set for arguments.
A Florida woman fatally shot a 62-year-old veteran during a dispute over a Walmart parking spot; authorities are investigating and the shooter is alleging self-defense.
A 62-year-old Lauderhill man, Bart Diguglielmo, was killed after a woman shot him during a parking-space dispute outside a Walmart in Broward County. The shooter says she acted in self-defense; deputies are investigating and will present findings to the State Attorney to decide on charges. Dashcam and cellphone videos show parts of the confrontation, but no charges have been announced and the woman's identity has not been publicly released.
The mother of Brooke George, a UK-based TikTok creator with about 100,000 followers, is pleading for her daughter to be spared death by firing squad in Dubai after she is charged with stabbing her boyfriend, William Treeby, during a visit to the UAE. Detained in Dubai says the attack was self-defense amid alleged abuse and control by Treeby; George remains in a Dubai jail facing either execution or life imprisonment with no parole as the case proceeds and international channels, including the British Foreign Office, monitor the situation.
Six years after the 2020 viral St. Louis confrontation, Mark and Patricia McCloskey pled guilty to misdemeanors in 2021, received a pardon from Gov. Mike Parson, and later had their convictions expunged, with their AR-15 finally returned in 2025 after a long legal fight. The episode has persisted as a touchstone in debates over self-defense, private property rights, and prosecutorial power, while the couple’s public profile and conservative advocacy have kept them in the national conversation.
A Texas judge defended the jury’s verdict in Karmelo Anthony’s murder trial, saying jurors were selected by law and heard the facts; Anthony was sentenced to 35 years for the stabbing of Austin Metcalf, and while he appeared to be a nice person, he must live with the consequences. The judge also noted ongoing race-related tensions surrounding the case and Anthony has filed an appeal.
A Canadian farm owner, Gina Moore, intervenes to save her Nigerian dwarf goat from a cougar attack on her British Columbia farm, delivering a swift kick that deterred the predator. She says adrenaline drove her actions as the security-camera video captured the dramatic moment, and notes that habitat changes are bringing bears and cougars closer to her property.
Chai Vang, who was sentenced to six life sentences for shooting eight hunters and killing six in Sawyer County in 2004 (the so‑called Tree Stand Murders), has died in a hospital while incarcerated at Oshkosh Correctional Institution, according to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections; Vang had claimed self-defense after being confronted by trespassing hunters.
A Collin County jury sentenced 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony to 35 years in prison for the 2025 fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco ISD track meet. Prosecutors urged jurors to focus on the victim’s life, while the defense argued the act may have been the result of sudden passion. Anthony was convicted of murder earlier in the day; the court noted a sentencing range of five to 99 years (or life).
Following a one-week trial in Collin County, a jury convicted Karmelo Anthony, then 19, of murdering 17-year-old Austin Metcalf after a confrontation at a Frisco ISD track meet. The defense claimed self-defense, but prosecutors argued it was a one-on-one attack. Anthony, tried as an adult, faces a sentence of five years to life, with sentencing to begin.
A Collin County jury convicted 19-year-old Karmelo Anthony of murder for the April 2, 2025 stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Frisco ISD track meet, rejecting the defense's self-defense claims; sentencing will follow with a potential punishment of five to 99 years or life in prison.
Prosecutors rested their case after calling 21 witnesses in the murder trial of Frisco teen Karmelo Anthony, who is accused of fatally stabbing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf at a Memorial High School track meet. The defense has begun presenting its case, arguing the killing was justified self-defense. If convicted, Anthony faces 5 to 99 years in prison (not capital murder). The trial is ongoing with more witness testimony and cross-examination as the defense builds its case, and it is set to resume after a weekend recess.
On Day 2 of the Karmelo Anthony murder trial in Frisco, Memorial High School students testified that the confrontation inside a tent at a track meet escalated and did not appear to be self-defense, with prosecutors presenting a 5-inch knife and witnesses saying Anthony was the aggressor as the stabbing occurred; more witnesses were expected as the trial continues.
Prosecutors allege that 17-year-old Karmelo Anthony fatally stabbed Austin Metcalf following a dispute over a Memorial High School tent at a Frisco, Texas track meet on April 2, 2025. Harrowing bodycam video shown to jurors captured Austin's bloodied body and his twin brother Hunter's cries for help as Anthony fidgeted in court; the defense maintains the stabbing was self-defense, and the trial continues.
A South Carolina jury acquitted store owner Chikei Rick Chow of murder in the 2023 shooting of Cyrus Carmack-Belton, a Black 14-year-old who was fleeing after being chased from Chow’s Columbia convenience store for allegedly shoplifting water. Prosecutors said Chow chased Carmack-Belton more than 130 yards and fired in the back, while the defense argued Chow fired to defend his son after Carmack-Belton allegedly pointed a gun at him; prosecutors noted Carmack-Belton never threatened anyone with the pistol. The verdict sparked grief among Carmack-Belton’s family and renewed debate over self-defense, racial tensions, and the pattern of violence around Chow’s store, which had prior self-defense-related incidents.