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Who killed Markeis McGlockton?

Michael Drejka, who shot and killed Markeis McGlockton in the parking lot of a Clearwater, Florida, convenience store on July 19, was charged with manslaughter today.

Is manslaughter a felony in Florida?

Under Florida law, manslaughter, a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison, is an unjustified homicide that does not qualify as murder, which requires premeditation. Manslaughter using a firearm is a first-degree felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison.*. The charge seems appropriate given what we know about the facts ...

Where is Drejka in jail?

According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Drejka was taken into custody Monday morning. He was being booked about 12:20 p.m. into the Pinellas County Jail, where he will be held in lieu of $100,000 bail. “It’s about time,” said McGlockton’s father, Michael McGlockton, adding that he was ecstatic. “This is exactly what I wanted.

Who killed Markeis McGlockton?

Prosecutors charged Michael Drejka, the man accused of killing Markeis McGlockton in a shooting that has reignited a debate over Florida’s stand your ground law, with manslaughter Monday. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Drejka was taken into custody Monday morning.

Who shot McGlockton?

Seeing the commotion, McGlockton left the store, confronted Drejka , eventually pushing him to the ground. Drejka then pulled a gun, shot McGlockton once in the chest, killing him. McGlockton was black; Drejka is white. Prosecutors have announced that Drejka was standing his ground, and will not be prosecuting him.

Who was McGlockton's girlfriend?

The encounter between the two men started when Drejka, of 1116 Charles St. in Clearwater, confronted McGlockton’s girlfriend, Britany Jacobs, about why she had parked in a handicap-reserved parking space without a decal at the Circle A Food Store on Sunset Point Road.

Who was Michael Drejka?

Michael Drejka, 48, was arrested Monday morning in the fatal July shooting of Markeis McGlockton in Clearwater, Florida. A Florida man charged with manslaughter in a fatal shooting he claimed was an act of self-defense under the state's "stand your ground" law made his first court appearance Tuesday as prosecutors released investigative reports ...

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. "No," Drejka said.

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Trayvon Martin’s killer, George Zimmerman, was acquitted, according to jurors on the basis of Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. It seems the same law will not work in shooter Michael Drejka’s favor.

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