TV guard's lawyer: Evidence of self-defense in shooting

MSN/ Associated Press ^ | 10-21-20 | COLLEEN SLEVIN

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Public defender Valerie Cole also asked a judge during a brief court hearing to consider lowering Matthew Dolloff's $500,000 bond so he could have a chance of being released from jail. Dolloff was charged with second-degree murder Monday.

Judge Shelley Gilman said she would leave a decision on bond to the judge who would be handling the case going forward.

Dolloff appeared by video from jail, where he has been held since shooting 49-year-old Lee Keltner on Oct. 10 while being paid by KUSA-TV to protect its staffers who were covering a “Patriot Muster” demonstration and a "BLM-Antifa Soup Drive” counterprotest.

In court, he wore green scrubs and a surgical mask, answering “Yes, your honor” to questions from the judge about the legal process and his rights.

Video from bystanders, including the TV producer Dolloff was working with at the time, and photos from The Denver Post show Keltner — who attended the “Patriot Muster" rally, according to his family's attorney — at first arguing with a Black man wearing a Black Guns Matter T-shirt before getting into an altercation with Dolloff. Cellphone video from the unnamed TV producer suggests Keltner was upset that the original argument was being recorded.

The video shows Keltner, holding a spray can, walking out of view. A man’s voice — it’s unclear if it’s Keltner — is heard saying the area was no place for cameras.

“Get the cameras out of here or I’m going to f--- you up,” the unidentified man says. Keltner and Dolloff are then shown scuffling before the video stops.

Photos from the Post show Dolloff pointing his gun at Keltner as he fires what police said was pepper spray at Dolloff before Keltner falls to the ground.

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Lemme explain that a bit better...
Japanese for “Bullsh!t!”

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He has a public defender? A week ago he had a private lawyer. Wonder why the switch?

I saw this in the Tucson Maga Hat Attempted Murder/Beating.

In Tucson the Democratic Socialist attacker had a pro-bono left-wing super-lawyer at first, then switched to Public Defender to make it look less political - the super-lawyer had huge ties to the DNC. The Public Defender might be a super lawyer himself as in the Tucson case but either way I'm sure there's a lot of normally expensive radical left-wing lawyers helping in the background.