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Who is Michael Drejka and why was he arrested?

Aug 14, 2018 · Bernie McCabe, the state attorney for Pinellas County, announced his decision to file charges against Drejka 12 days after receiving investigative reports on the case from the Pinellas County ...

What is the sentence for Florida Keys suspect Michael Drejka?

Aug 24, 2019 · Three weeks would pass before Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Bernie McCabe announced his office was formally arresting and charging Drejka with manslaughter.

Why did Florida Sheriff Bob Gualtieri decline to arrest Michael Drejka?

Aug 14, 2018 · Drejka, 48, was arrested and charged with manslaughter Monday by the state attorney for Pinellas County in western Florida, authorities said. He is being held on $100,000 bond in the killing of ...

What was Michael Drejka's defense attorney John Trevena's testimony in court?

Oct 11, 2019 · Defense attorney John Trevena noted that Drejka had no previous criminal record and told the judge he "has been suffering in ways that the community has no knowledge of," including being held in a ...

Force against threats

Stand Your Ground, which became law in 2005, established the right for gun owners to apply lethal force to defend themselves against threats regardless of whether it was possible to retreat first.

Culture of racism

But civil rights activists said the shooting, and the sheriff's delay in arresting Drejka, spoke to a culture of racism within the state of Florida.

How long did the man who killed his father go to jail?

A white Florida man found guilty of manslaughter in the 2018 killing of an unarmed African-American father he shot in a dispute over a handicap parking space was sentenced on Thursday to serve 20 years in prison.

Who shot Markeis McGlockton?

In this Thursday, July 19, 2018 image taken from surveillance video released by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Markeis McGlockton, far left, is shot by Michael Drejka during an altercation in the parking lot of a convenience store in Clearwater, Fla.

How long was Michael Drejka in jail?

Michael Drejka is taken into custody after he was sentenced in October to 20 years in prison for the 2018 shooting death of Markeis McGlockton. [ JOHN PENDYGRAFT | Times ]

Who attacked Michael Drejka?

Prison inmate attacked Michael Drejka over death of Markeis McGlockton, report says. Prison officials and McGlockton’s family say the inmate, Benjamin Martin, is not a relative of the man killed over a parking space in 2018. Benjamin Martin, 31, left, attacked Clearwater parking lot shooter Michael Drejka, 49, right, ...

How long has Martin been in jail?

Then another responding officer ordered him to stop, and Martin complied. Martin has been in prison since June 2019, serving a 6-year sentence on drug trafficking charges, according to records.

Who killed Markeis McGlockton?

Martin, 31, of St. Petersburg, told prison officials he attacked Drejka because he “shot and killed his brother Markeis McGlockton on the street," the report said. Prison investigators said they’ve found no record that Martin is a relative of McGlockton, a 28-year-old father of four from Clearwater who was killed in a 2018 dispute ...

Who is Michael McGlockton's son?

Michael McGlockton holds a photograph of his son Markeis McGlockton Sr. , who was shot and killed in 2018 in a dispute over a parking spot. Up next: Spring Hill man among four accused in neo-Nazi harassment plot. Kathryn Varn. Pinellas and Pasco Law Enforcement Reporter.