Jury deliberates fate in restaurant owner’s manslaughter trial
Tampa, Florida – Jurors are now decided victim or vigilante in the the trial of a restaurant owner charged with killing a robber..
A restaurant owner charged with killing a robber took the stand in his own defense today.
Lawrence Storer is on trial for manslaughter, after he chased and ran over his armed attacker, Shantavious Wilson.
Storer’s entire defense rests on his shoulders now. A blow to his case came this morning when his lawyers tried to introduce a witness who was also robbed by Wilson in 1998, but the judge ruled the woman could not testify, due to legal reasons.
Now Storer’s own words could make or break him.
When asked if he knew Wilson’s weapon was only a pellet gun, Storer replied, “It looked real to me.” more…
