LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — An Arizona man’s homicide cost was dropped after prosecutors claimed he acted in self-defense. Nevertheless, a number of folks, together with the sufferer’s enterprise companion, disagree with the choice.
Christopher Jetton, 52, was killed on Might 19 in a rural space of Arizona, about 75 miles southeast of Las Vegas.
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Jetton labored in Las Vegas, and throughout the state putting in high-speed web at state parks, and his demise has devastated these closest to him.
“All of a sudden he’s released. Self-defense, no charges. And we’re just astonished because he walked in and just shot him,” Danny Bax, Jettons’ good friend, mentioned.
Bax labored with Jetton for the final seven years and developed a brotherhood as they crisscrossed Nevada from state park to state park putting in Wi-Fi.
“Just days before he was killed, we just completed a 2,000-mile trip to nine of the Nevada State Parks to do upgrades. And one removal, so literally he just came back,” Bax mentioned.
Christopher Jetton (Courtesy of Danny Bax)
Christopher Jetton (Courtesy of Danny Bax)
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Workplace acknowledged in a press launch that on Might 19, Richard Stephen Hansen, 57, allegedly shot and killed Jetton inside a trailer. Each males lived on the identical property in White Hills, Arizona, however in separate trailers.
Bax mentioned Jetton’s spouse was Hansen’s ex-wife.
The lads started arguing after an unknown particular person drove onto the property, in line with Mohave County deputies. Jetton allegedly punched Hanson.
The argument reportedly escalated, Hansen went into his trailer with Jetton following him, grabbed a gun, and shot Jetton within the chest, in line with MCSO.
Bax mentioned the demise has devastated Jetton’s spouse Christina.
“She’s broken. She is so broken, and so am I. So, I’ve lost my wife, I’ve now lost my best friend, and part of my business,” Bax mentioned.
In an e mail, the Mohave County Legal professional’s Workplace instructed 8 Information Now it’s not pursuing costs in opposition to Hansen as a result of it does not have a “reasonable likelihood of conviction” based mostly on the proof. The company mentioned it might re-open the case if prosecutors obtain new or extra proof.
Bax began a GoFundMe web page to assist Jetton’s spouse throughout this time of want.
