Murder Trial Defendant Subdued by Stun Gun

A 25-year-old man accused of killing a college student had to be apprehended outside court with the assistance from a stun gun on the opening day of his murder trial.

As a result of the intense atmosphere there were 18 court deputies placed on duty – two more than the normal 16 – in case the 25-year-old man, who was acting as his own attorney, started acting up.

According to prosecutors, the defendant shot a 17-year-old female student five times behind her mother’s townhouse in 2004 after she filed a battery report against him some four months earlier.

However, before the court proceedings could begin, the defendant asked that the trial be delayed because the clothing provided by his family to wear during the jury selection the previous day did not fit. When the judge rejected the delay, the 25-year-old then become angry and threatened to flip over tables.

As a result of his threat, the judge turned around saying that he would not be giving the defendant control of the courtroom with these daily issues.

The defendant was then taken out of the courtroom and provided clothes by the public defendant’s office. He refused the clothing and continued to act in an unruly manner. Because of this a deputy employed a stun gun on him.

Placed in a wheelchair he was then moved into the courtroom.

While he admitted to a life of crime which saw his younger years selling drugs and spending most of his life from the age of 13 behind bars, he denied the murder of the 17-year-old student.

According to the state attorney, the 25-year-old suspect had initially asked the 17-year-old to hold and store marijuana for him that he intended to sell, but when she refused he hit her in the face. The state attorney went on to say that the defendant subsequently stalked the victim and when she returned home one evening he shot her five times.

Evidence in the case features a video that shows the defendant admitting to the shooting of the student, claiming that the gun simply went off.

Thankfully, with the assistance from the self defense stunning device, the defendant was quickly brought under control which enabled the trial to continue without any further incident.