CANTON, S.D. (KELO) — A Tea man is asking a Lincoln County judge to dismiss a first-degree murder case because of self-defense.
On Wednesday at the Lincoln County Courthouse in Canton, 61-year-old Timothy Overton’s defense argued why the judge should dismiss the case due to self-defense immunity.
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Overton is accused of shooting and killing a contractor with a local big box store who came to his home on the north side of Tea on June 3, 2024.
He’s accused of assaulting Isaiah Morales with brass knuckles before he allegedly shot and killed him. He faces charges of first-degree murder, aggravated assault and interfering with emergency communication. The indictment says Overton is also accused of trying to stop a woman from calling for help.
On Wednesday, the first witness called to the stand by the defense was the Tea police chief who recounted the events that took place on June 3, 2024. She stated that she heard the call from dispatch at around 11:40 a.m., where she, along with one other officer and a detective, arrived on the scene. She said they saw a man lying on the ground with clear trauma on his head…