Deedy was 'compelled' to shoot, lawyer says

The victim's aggression sparked the killing, the agent's lawyer says

By Ken Kobayashi

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 27, 2012

~~<p>Federal special agent Christopher Deedy shot and killed Kollin Elderts at a McDonald's restaurant last year, but only after the Kailua man harassed a customer with racial slurs, assaulted Deedy and tried to grab the agent's gun, Deedy's defense attorney said in papers filed in federal court Tuesday.</p>
<p>A McDonald's security officer told Elderts earlier that if he wanted to cause trouble, he should leave, and later tried to stop Elderts from moving toward the agent, Deedy's lawyer Brook Hart said in detailing the defense of his client's murder charge.</p>
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Federal special agent Christopher Deedy shot and killed Kollin Elderts at a McDonald's restaurant last year, but only after the Kailua man harassed a customer with racial slurs, assaulted Deedy and tried to grab the agent's gun, Deedy's defense attorney said in papers filed in federal court Tuesday.

A McDonald's security officer told Elderts earlier that if he wanted to cause trouble, he should leave, and later tried to stop Elderts from moving toward the agent, Deedy's lawyer Brook Hart said in detailing the defense of his client's murder charge. Login for more...