Last week, Chasity Dawn Carey, a Stillwater bail bondsman, was found not guilty of murdering one of her clients – Brandon Williams – following an "incident" in her office.
The tl;dr is Chastity agreed to meet with Brandon under false pretenses, locked him in her office, attempted to handcuff him, and then as he tried to get away, shot him in the back and killed him. I'm pretty sure Brandon's last words were a very well deserved "Holy Shit!"
Here's a snippet about Chasity's reaction to the verdict via NewsOK.com:
Jurors Friday acquitted a Stillwater bail agent of first-degree murder in the August shooting death of one of her clients.
Chasity Dawn Carey let out a loud gasp as the “not guilty” verdict was announced. She then cried and hugged her attorneys.
Carey, 42, of Drumright, testified she shot the client, Brandon James Williams, 38, of Stillwater, at her office Aug. 9 in self-defense. She and her 19-year-old son were attempting to take Williams, who was free on bail, back into custody at the time.
“I was afraid he was going to shoot my son,” Carey told the Payne County jury. “I felt like we were going to be killed. … I've never been that scared before.”
You can't really blame Chasity for the "loud gasp" and outpouring of emotion. Based on a video released yesterday by the Stillwater police, the self-defense argument looks weak, and it appears that Chasity got away with murder. Betty Shelby would be very proud.