CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Testimony in the first-degree murder trial stemming from the 2023 shooting outside Dodge’s on Fort Campbell Boulevard took a dramatic turn Monday as Otis Lee Barnes took the stand in his own defense.
Barnes, along with Maleike Tyree Hamlin and Santanna Antonio Compton McFarlan, has pleaded not guilty in the death of 29-year-old Jarlen Corbin. In the early morning hours of Jan. 28, 2023, the three men exchanged gunfire with Corbin at the entrance to the store, according to police.
Here are three takeaways from days three and four of testimony.
1. Barnes: ‘I was afraid for my life’
In a pivotal moment, Barnes testified that Corbin initiated the confrontation and was the aggressor in the minutes leading up to the shooting…