Jan 22, 2014 florida movie theater shooter may attempt stand your ground defense. Trial date set 6 years after fatal movie theater shooting nbc 6. A retired florida police captain who is accused of shooting and killing another man during an argument over texting in a movie theater will face a trial after a judge rejected his stand your. A trial has been delayed indefinitely for a former tampa police captain accused of fatally shooting a man during an argument over texting in a movie theater. Retired officer faces murder charge in florida movie. Trial date set for fl movie theater shooting that killed tristate native. He had no known criminal background before the shooting occurred. Twelve people were killed and seventy others were injured, 58 of them from gunfire. Why is the wesley chapel movie theater shooting case taking so long to go to trial.
Petersburg a florida judge denied a stand your ground defense friday for a retired florida police officer who fatally shot a man in a movie theater over. A trial date has finally been set for curtis reeves, the florida retired police officer charged with murder in the shooting death last january of chad oulson over a dispute in a movie theater in which oulson threw popcorn at reeves. A judge released curtis reeves on a pretrial bond five years ago today. Bail denied for man accused in fatal florida movie theater. Trial date set 6 years after fatal movie theater shooting. A trial date has been set for curtis reeves, a former tampa police captain accused of gunning down a man inside a pasco county movie theater back in 2014.
Accused movie theater gunman hoping to end house arrest. Tentative trial date set for pasco movie theater gunman. Florida movie theater popcorn shooting curtis reeves. Accused pasco theater shooter curtis reeves seeks relaxed. Wesley chapel movie theater shooter finally going to trial. Florida popcorn shooting outcome likley to be appealed bob irwin usa the washington times and most other media reported on 03102017, a court decision in clearwater, florida. Trial date set for man accused of fatally shooting another man inside florida movie theater. Trial delayed in fatal florida movie theater shooting. Six years after the fatal shooting of a man inside a pasco county movie theater, the retired police officer who pulled the trigger now has a trial date.
Wesley chapel attorneys for accused movie theater shooter curtis reeves jr. Florida supreme court ruling clears way for movie theater shooter trial. Judge denies stand your ground defense cnn a retired tampa police captain who shot and killed a man in a movie theater will. Jan 14, 2014 retired officer faces murder charge in florida movie theatre shooting. Jan 14, 2014 the shooter curtis reeves is a retired captain of the tampa police department, and former head of security at busch gardens. A florida judge has denied a stand your ground defense for a retired florida police officer who fatally shot a man in movie theater over texting. Dec 20, 2019 curtis reeves claimed he was standing his ground when he shot and killed chad oulson inside a pasco movie theater. Mar, 2014 retired florida cop in deadly theater shooting was also texting moments before pulling the trigger. Reeves, who is now 75, is accused of shooting chad oulson inside a wesley chapel movie. Trial date set for pasco movie theater shooter curtis.
Colorado shooting trial nears end with mothers testimony. He is accused of opening fire during the midnight showing of the latest batman movie, the dark knight rises, back in june 2012, killing 12 people and wounding 70 others. Matos awaits trial on charges that he killed four people and. State of florida vs curtis reeves in the interest of public access to court records and with the approval of chief judge j. May 29, 2018 judge susan barthle set the trial date for reeves, denying a defense argument to delay the case even further. Curtis reeves had sought protection from prosecution under floridas stand your. All of the current news, information, and headlines. Trial date expected in florida movie theater shooting abc news. The texter chad oulson told reeves that oulsons phone use was.
Movie theater shooting, james holmes, movie theater shooting. Stand your ground denied in movie theater shooting land. Suspect in deadly wesley chapel movie theater shooting. Dressed in tactical clothing, james eagan holmes set off tear gas grenades and shot into the audience with multiple firearms. Why is the wesley chapel movie theater shooting case. A trial date has been set in the case of a man accused of fatally shooting another man during an argument over cellphone use at a florida. Usa the washington times and most other media reported on 03102017, a court decision in clearwater, florida. Curtis reeves trial date set for october, six years after. Curtis reeves trial date set for october in pasco movie theater.
Thomas mcgrady and circuit judge pat siracusa, nikki alvarezsowles, esq. A trial date has been set for a man accused of fatally shooting another man during an argument at a florida movie theater. A judge has set a tentative trial date for reeves for october 5. Reeves, now 77, is accused of shooting chad oulson during an argument. On july 20, 2012, a mass shooting occurred inside a century 16 movie theater in aurora, colorado, during a midnight screening of the film the dark knight rises. Family and friends of a retired tampa police captain accused of fatally shooting a man at a movie theater told a. Florida movie theater shooting suspect curtis reeves pleads.
Mar 31, 2017 florida popcorn shooting outcome likley to be appealed bob irwin. Mar 10, 2017 a retired tampa police captain who shot and killed a man in a movie theater will face a seconddegree murder charge after a judge ruled that florida s controversial stand your ground law does. Retired florida cop in deadly theater shooting was also. Judge denies bail for florida excop charged in movie theater. Florida movie theater shooting suspect curtis reeves. Florida movie theater shooter may attempt stand your ground. Jul 11, 2019 extampa cop asks for more freedom before movie theater shooting trial pasco county. Florida supreme court ruling clears way for movie theater. Trial date expected in florida movie theater shooting curtis reeves is accused of seconddegree murder in fatal confrontation. February trial date set in curtis reeves theatershooting case dade city a judge has set a trial date of feb. Reeves faces a charge of seconddegree murder for fatally shooting chad oulson 43, in a wesley chapel movie theater that year. Reeves attorneys were actually hoping for more time as they wait for the florida supreme court to rule on whether a change to the stand your. The retired florida police captain accused of killing a man in a movie theater during an argument over texting said it was either his life or mine, he testified tuesday. Accused movie theater shooter gets early 2019 trial date.
James eagan holmes born december, 1987 is an american mass murderer responsible for the 2012 aurora, colorado shooting in which he killed 12 people and injured 70 others 62 directly and eight indirectly at a century 16 movie theater on july 20, 2012. Florida judge denies stand your ground defense in movie. Curtis reeves center, white shirt stands with his wife, family and friends while his attorneys talk to the media after he was freed from the pasco county jail in july 2014. Trial delayed in florida movie theater shootingtrial has been delayed indefinitely for a former tampa police captain accused of shooting and killing a man during an argument in a movie theater. Trial date set for curtis reeves movie theater shooting case reeves claims he was in fear for his life during the shooting. More than four years after an argument over texting ended with curtis reeves shooting and killing chad oulson, there is now a trial date. Curtis reeves son told detectives that he arrived to the cobb grove 16 movie. Curtis reeves back in court for stand your ground hearing in florida theater shooting. Fl chad oulson, 43, killed in wesley chapel theater. Curtis reeves trial date set for october, six years after movie theater. That motion is embedded as a pdf at the bottom of this post.
A judge has set a tentative trial date of october 5 for reeves, who is charged with seconddegree murder in the shooting death of chad oulson, 43, inside a wesley chapel movie theater on january. A florida judge set a tentative trial date on wednesday in the case of a 72yearold man accused of fatally shooting another man during an argument in a movie theater. Judge denies stand your ground defense in movie theater. Jul 09, 2014 a retired police captain accused in a fatal movie theater shooting is scheduled to appear in court today, expected to learn when hell stand trial police say curtis reeves, 71, shot and. Florida movie theater shooter may attempt stand your ground defense. Retired officer faces murder charge in florida movie theatre shooting. Florida popcorn shooting outcome likley to be appealed. During a thursday morning hearing, a judge set curtis reeves trial date for october 5. Accused gunman in florida movie theater shooting allegedly. Apr 28, 2015 james holmes movie theater massacre trial starts this week april 28, 2015 you may recall james holmes of aurora, colorado. Judge pat siracusa set a march 2 trial date and said he wants to move the case along as quickly as possible for the sake of the families involved. Accused movie theater shooter gets 2019 trial date bay news 9. Dade city six years after the infamous shooting inside a pasco county movie theater, the seconddegree murder case against curtis reeves jr. Trial date set for curtis reeves movie theater shooting case.
A retired police captain who shot and killed a man in a movie theater will stand trial for seconddegree murder after a judge ruled that florida s stand your ground law is not applicable. Retired officer faces murder charge in florida movie theatre. Why is it taking so long for curtis reeves to go to trial. Trial date set for man accused of fatally shooting another. Trial date set 6 years after fatal movie theater shooting february 6, 2020 gmt dade city, fla. Florida movie theater shooting one dead in texting. Trial date set 6 years after fatal movie theatre shooting. Video of florida theater shooting released youtube. Trial date set 6 years after movie theater shooting. Feb 22, 2017 the wife of the former police captain accused of fatally shooting a man in a florida movie theater testified in court wednesday in a hearing that will determine if his claim of selfdefense.
Mar 11, 2017 a retired police captain who shot and killed a man in a movie theater will stand trial for seconddegree murder after a judge ruled that floridas stand your ground law is not applicable. Continuing coverage latest news on the coronavirus menu. Stand your ground denied in movie theater shooting land o lakes, fl a former tampa police captain will face trial in a 2014 shooting at a wesley chapel movie theater. A trial date is set for a man accused of a fatal shooting at a florida movie theater in 2014. A florida judge refused bail friday for curtis reeves, who is accused of killing chad oulson in a movie theater in january. Holmes boobytrapped his apartment with explosives before the shooting. Family and friends of a retired tampa police captain accused of fatally shooting a man at a movie theater told. Despite that second headline, the trial proper has not yet begun. Suspect in deadly wesley chapel movie theater shooting asks to get. A florida judge set a tentative trial date on wednesday in the case of a 72yearold man accused of fatally shooting another man during an argument in a. Tentative trial date set in fatal wesley chapel movie theater shooting. Feb 07, 2014 a florida judge refused bail friday for curtis reeves, who is accused of killing chad oulson in a movie theater in january. Trial date set 6 years after fatal movie theater shooting abc news.
Sep 17, 2014 a trial date has finally been set for curtis reeves, the florida retired police officer charged with murder in the shooting death last january of chad oulson over a dispute in a movie theater in which oulson threw popcorn at reeves. A judge ruled wednesday that curtis reeves trial will begin oct. Why is the wesley chapel movie theater shooting case taking. A trial date has been set for a man accused of shooting and killing another man inside of a pasco county movie theater six years ago. Judge rules excop must stand trial in fatal theater shooting.
A retired police captain accused in a fatal movie theater shooting is scheduled to appear in court today, expected to learn when hell stand trial. His lawyers argue that the 77yearold retired tampa police captain should get a new stand your ground hearing because of changes to the states stand your ground law, which now puts the burden of proof on prosecutors. Judge rules excop must stand trial in fatal theater shooting by associated press. Selfdefense immunity standyourground curtis reeves. A trial date is now set for a florida man accused of fatally shooting a tristate native six years ago. Nov 19, 2014 trial has been delayed indefinitely for a former tampa police captain accused of shooting and killing a man during an argument in a movie theater.
A pasco county circuit judge has delayed indefinitely the trial of theater shooting suspect curtis reeves. Detectives say an argument took place in the theater. Movie theater shooting case gets trial date aaron mesmer reports dade city, fla. Feb 07, 2014 accused gunman in florida movie theater shooting allegedly told police, you dont get doovers. Feb 07, 2014 judge denies bail for florida excop charged in movie theater shooting a flordia judge has denied bail for retired tampa police officer curtis reeves, who faces charges for fatally shooting chad. Trial date expected in florida movie theater shooting. Trial delayed in florida movie theater shooting cbs miami. Florida supreme court ruling clears way for movie theater shooter trial curtis reeves claimed he was standing his ground when he shot and killed chad oulson inside a pasco movie theater. Judge denies stand your ground defense cnn a retired tampa police captain who shot and killed a man in a movie theater will face a seconddegree murder charge after a. Detectives say an argument took place in the theater because. Stand your ground defense rejected in florida theater. Feb 07, 2014 video of the shooting inside a florida theater plays at the bond hearing for the retired cop charged in the case.
Pasco theater shooting suspect wont stand trial in. Suspect in deadly wesley chapel movie theater shooting asks. Retired florida cop in deadly theater shooting was also texting moments before pulling the trigger. Curtis reeves takes the stand in stand your ground hearing. The incident happened in a movie theater in a suburb north of tampa, after the two men got into an argument. Video of the shooting inside a florida theater plays at the bond hearing for the retired cop charged in the case. Mar 10, 2017 a retired florida police captain who is accused of shooting and killing another man during an argument over texting in a movie theater will face a trial after a judge rejected his stand your.
A dade city judge set the trial date of a retired tampa police captain accused of fatally shooting a man in a pasco theater four years ago for february of next year. Extampa cop asks for more freedom before movie theater. Reeves charged in 2014 fatal movie theater shooting. A retired tampa police captain who shot and killed a man in a movie theater will face a seconddegree murder charge after a judge ruled that florida s controversial stand your ground law. Wfla the retired tampa police captain charged with killing a man in a wesley chapel movie theater asked a judge for a little more freedom until his trial. Six years after movie theater shooting, trial set for curtis reeves. The case ground to a halt as the judge awaited guidance from the florida supreme court about whether a new hearing would be required. Suspect in deadly wesley chapel movie theater shooting asks to get rid of. Florida movie theater shooter may attempt stand your.