Self-defense or execution?: Jury to begin deliberations in Homewood homicide

Preslin Turner’s lawyer called his client’s actions a textbook case of self-defense.

“This is what self-defense looks like in the real world,” Aaron Sontz told a jury Tuesday. “It’s not scripted. It’s not pretty. Usually, it’s a tragedy for everyone involved.”

But for prosecutors, what Turner did the night of March 7, 2025, in his own home was not self-defense. It was first-degree murder…

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