re: Verdict: FLA July '18 'Stand Your Ground' - M. Drejka guilty in death of M. McGlockton

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It’ll be interesting to see what the jury makeup was.

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After the two-day selection process, five men and a woman were selected to decide Drejka's fate. Two women and a man were chosen as alternates. Most of the jurors are white, none are black.

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State prosecutors are up first. They focus on an encounter Michael Drejka had just months earlier with Rick Kelly in the same Circle A parking lot. Prosecutors explain how Kelly also parked in a handicapped parking spot and was approached by Drejka. Prosecutors tell the jury in that instance, Kelly told investigators Drejka told him, "I could blow your head off."

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After just 5 minutes of cross examination, the state called their third witness: John Tyler. He is Kelly's boss, whom Drejka told he was going to send photos of Kelly parked in a handicapped spot to. Drejka left a voicemail for Tyler on February 14th, the day Kelly parked in a handicapped spot outside of the Circle A Food Store. Drejka told Tyler he took photos and would be turning them over to the authorities. Drejka told Tyler he was not handicapped nor was he with someone who was handicapped. Tyler says Drejka told him, "If I had a gun I would have shot him (Kelly)."

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