By Bob Walsh
Nicholas Carrasquillo mug shot (L) and during trial
Nicholas Carrasquillo, 27, was
just found guilty of second-degree murder in Florida for a road-range
shooting in which he shot a young father on his way to work in the back
of the head. Carrasquillo claimed self-defense.
Carrasquillo
asserted when he testified in his own behalf that he was on his way to
his grandmother's house fourteen months ago when David Alexzander Sligh,
30, cut him off in traffic. This lead to an exchange of unpleasantries
at a traffic light. Carrasquillo further asserted that he felt trapped
when Sligh blocked him in at a green light. He further asserts that he
fired one warning shot into the ground, and then fired five shots into
Sligh's vehicle. There is no evidence that Sligh was armed in any
fashion, nor did Carrasquillo assert that he saw a weapon. He did
however continue to maintain that he felt threatened, stating "I'm the
one who saved my life."
The jury didn't buy it.
Carrasquillo has yet to be sentenced.
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