Jurors in the murder of Chesterfield County will have to decide, Peter Simpson killed his 19-year-old stepson in self-defence or maliciously gunned down adolescents as a result of late night internal confrontations that was years in the making.
Prosecutor Julia Sichol outlined a scenario that had a pistol from his capture Simpson nightstand and shooting unarmed Mason Devon four times after teenagers came to his mother's help during an argument between Simpson and his wife.
But during an interview with investigators immediately after shooting, Simpson said, he's just protecting yourself when the 250-pound Manchester high school graduate came to it that night and cornered him in the bedroom.
Simpson, 56, was prosecuted count of first-degree murder in 2 Feb 2010 the fatal shootings of his stepson by Simpson were the contentious relations since Mason's life around 13.
Fatal confrontation began late on February 1 after Simpson's wife, Francelia Archie, her husband, 911 calls overheard Texas on behalf of the woman with whom he had an affair several years ago. Simpson told Archie that woman's boyfriend beat her up.
Simpson and his wife were sleeping in separate bedrooms that night from previously dispute, but Archie faces Simpson on a phone call, the argument then. Simpson began pushing his wife from his bedroom when she refused to leave, and Mason heard the commotion and intervened, according to testimony.
When Archie and Mason pushed their way through the door Simpson, Simpson retreated to his bedside table, pulled a .45 pistol and shot Mason four times.
Just how close the teens was and whether he was physically threatened Simpson in dispute.
Mason collapsed in private bedrooms and was unable to move after one shot tore his spinal cord. Simpson, registered nurse at VCU Medical Center, resigned for his stepson on the road outside the family home on disk flag tail and called 911.
Archie, a nurse administered first aid, but Mason died after being taken to hospital.
Simpson told police in several recorded interview played Monday jury how and why he shot his stepson, demonstrated how events unfolded and opened a locked gun safe in his garage, so they could get a gun, he used.
Simpson said he had gone through years of alarmingly from Mason, and he shot him as Teen came to him. "I'm not going to produce a pistol if I fear for their lives," says Simpson, who owns about 20 guns has concealed weapons permit and enjoys recreational shooting.
But Archie testified that Mason never touched Simpson in the evening, or on any other day, though she acknowledged that her son threatened Simpson when provoked.
With the prosecution rest its case late Monday, defense attorney, Greg Sheldon will cause its only witness — Simpson — to testify on the morning of his or her own defence.
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