COLUMBIANA, Ala. – A Shelby County judge has thrown out a murder indictment against a Calera man, saying he’s immune from prosecution under Alabama’s stand your ground law.
Al.com reported Tuesday that Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Dan Reeves threw out an indictment against 24-year-old Demetrius Watson who was indicted in the December 2013 shooting death of 40-year-old Lisa Langston of Clanton.
Reeves said the confrontation happened after Watson encountered Langston acting erratically on his property. The judge said the woman charged at him, screaming that she would kill him and Watson had the right to protect himself.
The judge says Watson was licensed to carry the gun and had warned the woman that he’d shoot if she continued charging toward him.