This story is from Alabama. Prattville man acquitted in 2022 fatal shooting of his uncle
Just because someone is a relative, that doesn't mean they can't be a threat. And just because a DA is in Alabama, doesn't mean he can't be...
Popwell testified on the witness stand and described what happened that night. Welch, 51, had received a phone call that evening and became upset. He left the house to walk outside and that’s when Popwell and other family members followed Welch in an effort to calm him down.
Relatives of both men testified for the defense Wednesday morning that Welch was known to carry a handgun regularly and had a reputation for violence.
The DA decided that the shooting was not self-defense. The jury decided differently.
The panel deliberated about five hours over two days before bringing in the not guilty verdicts Thursday morning. No one questions if Jason Wayne Popwell , 36, shot and killed his uncle, Steven Ray Welch, at a family gathering last year during Thanksgiving. Popwell's defense attorneys argued that the shooting was a case of self-defense.
District Attorney C.J. Robinson issued some weasel worded statement about respecting the verdict while not agreeing. In other words, he hates self-defense.
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