No charges for Springs liquor store owner who killed robber
Associated Press
Published December 3, 2007 at 1:12 p.m.
Updated December 3, 2007 at 1:12 p.m.
COLORADO SPRINGS — The El Paso County district attorney says the owner of a Colorado Springs liquor store will not be prosecuted for shooting and killing a suspect during an attempted robbery.
Police say Charles Kellogg shot 21-year-old Gibran Gayton on Nov. 27 after Gayton pulled out a semiautomatic weapon and demanded money at Jet-Way Liquors.
Kellogg told police he tried to get into the cash register, but Gayton continued to point a gun at him and make demands.
The store owner then got a handgun from under the counter and shot Gayton.
District Attorney John Newsome says Kellogg exercised a legal right of self-defense and will not be prosecuted.
An alleged accomplice of Gayton's, 34-year-old Marsha Mallory, faces accessory charges.
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MrJim writes:
As it should be.
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somebunnyluvsme writes:
Thank God for some much needed common sense justice here! Please go the further step of assigning this a make my day status, and save this poor fellow the insult of civil prosecution. I hope this store owner realizes how lucky he is, that his store isn't located in Boulder.