The victim who fatally shot a non -immune teenage

Orlando, fla. -A man from Sanford who potentially faces decades in prison for allegedly shooting and killing a suspect of adolescent robbery in 2019 is not immune to prosecution under the so -called personal defense law of “defending” Florida, a judge recently ruled.

Curtis Fulcher, 47, who originally declared himself innocent of involuntary homicide, is scheduled to change his statement during a judicial hearing next week, according to the records.

The details of any possible guilt agreement with prosecutors have not been made public.

Fulcher and his pregnant wife led to the Parramore neighborhood of Orlando in January 2019 to complete the sale of a fulcher of a $ 650 cell phone announced online, the researchers said.

While it was along with West Jefferson Street, the couple was approached by two teenagers who the authorities said they were involved in a criminal street gang responsible for multiple robberies in the area.

After asking some questions about the cell phone, Denim Williams, 16, was launched by the device and began fighting with Fulcher, according to police records.

Williams then reached his waist for what Fulcher believed it was a weapon, the researchers said.

Fulcher told the detectives that he released the cell phone, grabbed a gun that he kept in his car and fired several rounds to the thieves.

One of the bullets hit Williams, killing him.

The other alleged thief, Deandre Florence, 18, was arrested and accused of second degree murder since the investigators said that he and Williams were committing a forced crime when Williams was killed.

Although the authorities acknowledged that Fulcher was the victim of a robbery, the prosecutors accused Fulcher of involuntary homicide using a weapon, a severe punishable first -degree crime with up to 30 years in prison.

Almost five years after Fulcher’s arrest, his lawyer presented a motion asking Fulcher to be declared immune to prosecution under the self -defense law “Stand Your Ground” by Florida.

According to the law, a person is justified in the use of the mortal force to prevent death, great bodily damage or the “imminent commission of a forced crime.”

“(Fulcher) acted in self -defense and justifiably used the deadly force to defend himself from Mr. Florence and Mr. Williams,” said Fulcher’s lawyer, Ronald Andersen, Hurst, Jr. “(El) accused had no duty to retire and had the right to stay firm because he was not involved in any criminal activity and was in a place where they had the right to be.

On January 27, the Judge of the Circuit Court Diego Madrigal denied Fulcher’s immunity application and dismissal of the criminal office.

In his ruling, the judge cited testimony and evidence presented during an hearing in May.

That evidence included a video captured by the bell camera of a neighbor who, according to the reports, showed Fulcher running behind Williams shortly before listening to four shots.

A forensic doctor testified that Williams had been shot in the back, with injuries consisting of someone running.

Madrigal concluded that the theft of the cell phone had already happened and was no longer “imminent” when Fulcher shot his gun.

“The deceased was running from the vehicle. The defendant left his car and persecuted the deceased, shooting him and finally killed him, ”the judge wrote in his order.

“Perhaps if the defendant had shown automation and shot only one shot while in the vehicle, this motion would be granted,” Madrigal wrote. “However, this court determines that the defendant was dedicated to the vigilant justice after a forced crime was committed. Therefore, the force used was not reasonable to avoid an imminent event. Rather, it was a compensation for a complete act. “

A guilt hearing in the case of Fulcher’s involuntary homicide is scheduled for March 21, according to judicial records.

A spokesman for the state prosecutor’s office said the agency could not answer questions about the guilt hearing, since the case is still being actively processed.

Fulcher’s lawyer did not answer questions about a possible guilt declaration agreement or provided comments for this story.

Deandre Florence, the other alleged cell phone thief, was originally accused of second degree murder for his alleged role in Williams’s death. He faced a possible life imprisonment if he is convicted.

As part of an agreement with prosecutors, Florence did not declare competence in theft in May 2023.

A judge sentenced Florence about three years in prison, which served while waiting for the trial, followed by three years of supervised probation.

In exchange for his statement, the judicial records show that Florence agreed to sincerely testify against Fulcher.

In November 2023, the authorities arrested Florence for the 2018 murder of Boone High School Alejandro Vargas-Martinez’s student.

Florence, who declared himself innocent of the murder of Vargas-Martinez, remains imprisoned while waiting for the trial.

Denim Williams, the adolescent allegedly killed by Fulcher during the theft of cell phones, was also involved in the murder of Vargas-Martinez, said officials of the Sheriff’s office of Orange County at the time of Florence’s arrest.