Man shows up wearing body armor to supervise child visitation with his wife’s ex-fiance, then blows Army vet away and claims self-defense

A jury in Georgia convicted a 37-year-old man after he shot his wife’s ex-fiance to death while preparing to supervise a child visitation session, authorities say.

Nicholas Michael Mimms was found guilty of felony murder, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony in the death of 31-year-old Eduardo “Eddie” Gilberto Figueroa, the Cherokee County District Attorney’s Office said. He was found not guilty of malice murder.

Prosecutors said Mimms’ wife and Figueroa shared a child and the victim had recently established parental rights. Mimms, who did not know Figueroa, was supervising the victim’s first court-approved parental time…

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