FLORIDA: New evidence in case for ex-cop who shot man at movie theater over texting
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DADE CITY, FLA. – A former police officer accused of killing a man in a movie theater during a dispute over texting had used his own phone to send a message to his son moments before the incident, according to documents released Thursday by Florida prosecutors.
[B]Curtis Reeves' son, Matthew Reeves, told detectives that his father texted him at 1:04 p.m. Jan. 13, the documents show. Curtis Reeves told his son he was already seated inside the theater. Matthew Reeves, who is a Tampa police officer, made plans to meet his parents at the theater for the 1:20 p.m. showing of "Lone Survivor" but was late because he stopped to wash his truck, he told detectives.[/B]
Matthew Reeves said he had walked into the dark theater while the previews were playing and looked around for his parents.[B] It was then, investigators said, that Curtis Reeves shot 43-year-old Chad Oulson.[/B]
"Matthew said he did not see the shot directly, but the noise and light drew his attention to the top row of seats," Pasco County Sheriff's detective Aaron Smith wrote.
[B]Matthew Reeves tried to help Oulson by pressing a stranger's T-shirt against Oulson's bleeding chest wound.[/B]
Curtis Reeves, 71, was charged with second-degree murder. He also was charged with aggravated battery; [B]authorities say the bullet that struck and killed Oulson also struck Oulson's wife, Nicole, in the finger as she tried to shield her husband.[/B]
Reeves has pleaded not guilty to both counts. If convicted, he faces a mandatory minimum of 25 years in prison.
Reeves is being held without bail in the Pasco County Jail. His attorneys say Reeves acted in self-defense. Reeves told police that Oulson hit him in the face, possibly with a cellphone. [B]Other witnesses, including Reeves' wife, say they never saw Oulson strike Reeves.[/B]
Reeves' attorneys did not immediately return a call for comment regarding the hundreds of pages of newly released discovery evidence documents. A judge ruled Wednesday that the documents could be released publicly.
In early February, the evidence was sealed from the public for 30 days so Reeves' attorneys could review it and [B]perhaps challenge all or parts of its release to the public. They had no challenges Wednesday, largely because much of the information was released during a two-day bond hearing.[/B]
A chunk of the documents are from Reeves' personnel file from his decades as a Tampa police officer. Reeves regularly received outstanding evaluations and numerous letters of commendation for leadership skills and for training he led on gun safety and other topics. He retired in 1993.
[B]The file also contains an interview with Jamira Dixon, a 35-year-old woman who said that in December, Reeves became upset with her because she was texting in the same movie theater. During the incident, she said, Reeves complained to a manager, then continued to stare at her throughout the movie and made her feel uncomfortable.[/B]
The documents also offer witness interviews of the Jan. 13 shooting. They reveal the chaos and confusion in the theater when Oulson was shot.
Edward McFadden, 76, told Pasco County Sheriff's detective Matthew Myers that he was seated in the theater and heard a loud noise behind him.
"He told me it sounded like a gunshot, but he wasn't sure if it was real or from the previews because they had just shown a preview for `Robocop,' which had a lot of gunshots in it."[/quote]
[url]http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/03/13/florida-man-accused-shooting-movie-goer-for-texting-sent-text-moments-before/[/url]
So much respect to the son for chiming in with this evidence; even against his own father. He even tried to help stop the bleeding of the guy Curtis shot;
I suspect Curtis Reeves will die in prison a guilty man; but the fact that he is a complete hypocrite in the end makes it worse. If the only big motivation was Oulson texting in front of Reeves and he had texted him own son just moments prior; What the fuck logic is that to try and prove yourself not-guilty with the argument over texting as part of the reasoning for the shooting? There isn't very much proof for Reeves side of the story about Oulson being aggressive. Go to another movie theater before fucking shooting someone...
Whatever punishment he gets, he deserves, and mad props to the son for providing evidence. As far as I'm concerned, it's the right thing that has to be done, never the easy thing.
Good. There should be severe consequences over ending another life for such a stupid reason.
That man is never coming home to his family again.
[QUOTE=Kite_shugo;44233667]
I suspect Curtis Reeves will die in prison a guilty man; but the fact that he is a complete hypocrite in the end makes it worse. If the only big motivation was Oulson texting in front of Reeves and he had texted him own son just moments prior; What the fuck logic is that to try and prove yourself not-guilty with the argument over texting as part of the reasoning for the shooting? [/QUOTE]
If it took this long for word to get out that Reeves texted his son just before, id say he did it in such an unnoticable way that it didnt cause a disturbance. Theres quite a big difference between phone being silent, with screen brightness way down and hidden from view, versus brightness way up and out in the open where it blinds people in the area
The real tragedy here is the Robocop remake
He is obviously senile no sane person does what he did. Tragedy really.
[QUOTE=Aman;44235708]He is obviously senile no sane person does what he did. Tragedy really.[/QUOTE]
I just expected more from an ex-cop imho; especially considering the use of deadly force
this shit always happens in FLORIDA
Hahaha he's pleading self defense in response to being hit in the face, and his own wife stated that he was never hit. He's going to get butt destroyed in court.
trying to pull a george zimmerman on a white dude doesn't work the same way as it does with blacks in florida
jesus christ if this guy gets punished and george zimmerman/that other dude who shot like 3 black kids don't get punished, florida is fucked up. "YOU ONLY GET IN TROUBLE IF YOU SHOOT WHITE PEOPLE"
[QUOTE=Marksman117;44245436]trying to pull a george zimmerman on a white dude doesn't work the same way as it does with blacks in florida
jesus christ if this guy gets punished and george zimmerman/that other dude who shot like 3 black kids don't get punished, florida is fucked up. "YOU ONLY GET IN TROUBLE IF YOU SHOOT WHITE PEOPLE"[/QUOTE]
These are 2 completely different issues. Zimmerman shot a kid who was beating the crap out of him, this waste of resources shot a guy for texting in a movie theatre. This one has absolutely no semblance of justifiability.
[QUOTE=Marksman117;44243632]this shit always happens in FLORIDA[/QUOTE]
Atleast all the florida man stuff died down
Killing over another person texting? That's some bullshit.
He should be locked up and psychologically treated.
What sort of justification for shooting someone is them texting in a movie theatre?
[QUOTE=Marksman117;44245436]trying to pull a george zimmerman on a white dude doesn't work the same way as it does with blacks in florida
jesus christ if this guy gets punished and george zimmerman/that other dude [b]who shot like 3 black kids[/b] don't get punished, florida is fucked up. "YOU ONLY GET IN TROUBLE IF YOU SHOOT WHITE PEOPLE"[/QUOTE]
What.
[QUOTE=Sir M;44245823]Atleast all the florida man stuff died down[/QUOTE]
Maybe a cop killed him
[QUOTE=Aman;44235708]He is obviously senile no sane person does what he did. Tragedy really.[/QUOTE]
hmm, do you have to do like, competency tests once you reach a certain age with gun licenses like you do with driving licenses? cause that might be a good idea
[QUOTE=Amaurus;44247529]What sort of justification for shooting someone is them texting in a movie theatre?
What.[/QUOTE]
there was another dude, forgot his name, who got involved in some incident in florida where he asked some black kids to turn the volume down for their music in an SUV then opened fire on them with a gun and shot 2-4 kids who were listening to music, and they tried to drive off.
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