Sunday, March 12, 2006

Stockton, California

From Stockton’s RecordNet.com of March 11, 2006
Lodi businessman acquitted in fatal 2003 shooting

Alarm company owner Paul Alamo acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a man, a jury found Friday in acquitting the 48-year-old Lodi man of murder.

Alamo killed house painter Mark Hasty during an Oct. 13, 2003, confrontation at a rural house under construction southeast of Lodi.

Alamo testified during the five-week trial that he feared for his life when Hasty - angry at Alamo for twice calling deputies to his house to search for stolen property - came toward him in a threatening manner. Alamo shot Hasty twice in the chest after warning the 47-year-old man to stop approaching.

The jury deliberated for one day.

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