WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. (AP) — A 71-year-old retired police officer accused of shooting a man dead in a Florida movie theater told authorities that "he was in fear of being attacked" during Monday's confrontation. Curtis Reeves is charged with second
Jamira and Michael Dixon, told reporters that the same man, Curtis Reeves, sat near them at the Grove 16 movie theater in Wesley Chapel, about 20 miles northeast of Tampa. They said he became visibly angry when he saw
Curtis Reeves is accused of second-degree murder. He is being held without bail.
On Tuesday, Curtis Reeves, 71, made his first appearance in court for a charge of second-degree murder. Reeves' attorney, Richard Escobar, tried to persuade Circuit Judge Lynn Tepper that the former police officer was actually the victim in the
71 Year Old Retired Police Officer Curtis Reeves Shoots & Kills Moviegoer Chad Oulson Over Texting Altercation … Suspect Arrest & Charged with Second Degree Murder. Father's texting to 3 year old daughter sparks fatal