For the past five years, a Georgia business owner has sat in jail for doing what many of us would – defending himself and his family against a trespasser on his property.
Brian Epp trespassed onto John McNeil’s Cobb County, Georgia property in December 2005. McNeil testified that he asked Epp – who was in possession of a knife – to leave his property multiple times before firing in self-defense. Police later confirmed Epp indeed had a knife, while testimony indicated that Epp threatened McNeil’s son with the knife. Prosecution did not refute McNeil’s claim that Epp was the aggressor in the encounter. (Read more)
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