Self Defense Ruled LEGAL in Chicago: For a Price

Coach is Right ^ | 7/22/2011 | Doug Book

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Two Super Bowl Sundays ago, Elliot Mayfield, his 15 and 11 year old daughters and a friend were waiting at a South Side Chicago bus stop.

A very intoxicated Samuel Fullilove approached the group and offered to sell drugs to Mayfield.

Although Mayfield had a 1990 drug conviction, he was now a drug rehab counselor and informed Fullilove that he was “…just trying to get his daughters home safely.”

Undeterred, Fullilove continued to press Mayfield, yelling, taunting him and according to the police report, eventually “getting into one of his daughter’s faces.”

At this point,an angry Mayfield, removed a pistol from his pocket and showed it to Fullilove. “I’ll use it,” he told the overly aggressive drug dealer.

Fullilove walked away but returned seconds later, took a swing at Matfield and began to chase him. Chicago surveillance cameras showed the entire incident.

Then, moments after one of Mayfield’s daughters tried to get between the men, Mayfield retrieved the pistol, pointed it at Fullilove and fired one round.

In a panic, Mayfield bundled his daughters into a car owned by the friend he had been talking to and drove home.

That evening, he called police, identified himself and upon their arrival, gave them the .25 automatic he used in the shooting.

Charged by prosecutors with first AND second degree murder and jailed on February 7th, 2010 in lieu of $500,000 bond, Mayfield finally had his day in court on July 15th…18 months after the shooting.