Black Cyclist In Mississippi Arrested After Shooting White Man Who Attacked Him: What About 'Stand Your Ground'?

Black Cyclist In Mississippi Arrested After Shooting White Man Who Attacked Him: What About 'Stand Your Ground'?

Source: facebook / facebook UPDATED 9:22 p.m. ET: Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten confirmed to NewsOne that Reginald Butler was charged with felony aggravated assault and has since been released on $50,000 bond.  Patten noted that when the investigation began, it was “unclear” who the aggressor was in the second confrontation between Butler and the white male he is accused of shooting. Investigators later determined that the shooting victim —…

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