Man Shoots Girlfriend 29 Times In Self-Defense
GREELEY, Colo. Defense attorneys say a man shot his girlfriend’s ex-husband 29 times with an assault rifle in self-defense, not as part of a murder plot to collect a $100,000 life insurance policy as prosecutors allege.
Twenty-eight-year-old Cecil “Joe” Erb is on trial in Greeley on first-degree charges in the Feb. 19, 2009, slaying of Jeffery Watson Sr. During opening statements Thursday, defense attorney Steve Doolittle told jurors that Erb shot Watson during a confrontation.
Prosecutors say police found evidence of a plot, including a checklist in Erb’s car when they arrested him in Iowa showing plans for an escape route.
Watson’s ex-wife, 45-year-old Georgia Watson, faces a Sept. 20 trial on a conspiracy to commit murder charge.
April 24, 2010 - 12:50 AM
only in america does this stuff happen all the tine
April 24, 2010 - 8:58 AM
what needs to be noted here is that this bitch went from her husband (who’s more like around her age) to this 28 yr old…wtf?? she’s 45!!! bitch knew she planning on collecting that insurance, and a stupid young nigga WOULD volunteer to be apart of it…