American Fork man who claimed self-defense now charged with killing brother-in-law

Brother-in-law faces upgraded murder charge in reported self-defense shooting

LINCOLN COUNTY, Mo. - Brian Fredde died July 4, 2019, shot by his brother-in-law Russell Woods in Moscow Mills. The previous Sheriff’s office posted on Facebook that it was self-defense. Five months later, Lincoln County Prosecutor Mike Wood’s office charged him with second degree murder. “We were able to seize a video of the actual incident,” the prosecutor said, “From the standpoint of the state, we did not believe that self-defense, at least…

American Fork man who claimed self-defense now charged with killing brother-in-law

By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story     AMERICAN FORK, Utah (KSL) — An American Fork man who claimed he shot and killed his sister’s estranged husband in self-defense shortly after he arrived in Utah from California was charged Friday with murder. Kevin Stanley Ellis, 33, is charged in 4th District Court with murder, a first-degree felony; obstruction of justice, a second-degree felony; two counts of domestic violence in the prese…