Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson on Tuesday defended her plea deal with one of the men accused in the fatal Super Bowl parade shootings, saying Missouri’s “Stand Your Ground” law tied her hands.
A day after Johnson’s office dropped a second-degree murder charge against Dominic Miller, 20, who then pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, a resolute Johnson met with reporters, scolding some for what she called irresponsible reporting that charges were dropped without explaining the legal context.
“In this state, the use of physical force, including the use of deadly force, to defend another person is lawful,” she said. “I’m going to repeat that so I can make sure that it sticks.”…