Judge dismisses charge against Ky. man who killed stepson

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SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO A HOME IN THE CALLED TO A HOME IN THE CALLED TO A HOME IN THE LOVELESS CALLED TO A HOME IN THE LOVELESS SUBDIVISION CALLED TO A HOME IN THE LOVELESS SUBDIVISION IN LOVELESS SUBDIVISION IN LOVELESS SUBDIVISION IN LAUREL LOVELESS SUBDIVISION IN LAUREL COUNTY LOVELESS SUBDIVISION IN LAUREL COUNTY ON LOVELESS SUBDIVISION IN LAUREL COUNTY ON AUGUST LOVELESS SUBDIVISION IN LAUREL COUNTY ON AUGUST 25TH LAUREL COUNTY ON AUGUST 25TH LAUREL COUNTY ON AUGUST 25TH OF LAUREL COUNTY ON AUGUST 25TH OF 2020. LAUREL COUNTY ON AUGUST 25TH OF 2020. THAT'S LAUREL COUNTY ON AUGUST 25TH OF 2020. THAT'S WHERE LAUREL COUNTY ON AUGUST 25TH OF 2020. THAT'S WHERE JAMES OF 2020. THAT'S WHERE JAMES OF 2020. THAT'S WHERE JAMES THOMAS OF 2020. THAT'S WHERE JAMES THOMAS MORGAN OF 2020. THAT'S WHERE JAMES THOMAS MORGAN LIVED OF 2020. THAT'S WHERE JAMES THOMAS MORGAN LIVED WITH OF 2020. THAT'S WHERE JAMES THOMAS MORGAN LIVED WITH HIS THOMAS MORGAN LIVED WITH HIS THOMAS MORGAN LIVED WITH HIS WIFE, THOMAS MORGAN LIVED WITH HIS WIFE, ETHEL. THOMAS MORGAN LIVED WITH HIS WIFE, ETHEL. HER THOMAS MORGAN LIVED WITH HIS WIFE, ETHEL. HER ADULT THOMAS MORGAN LIVED WITH HIS WIFE, ETHEL. HER ADULT SON, WIFE, ETHEL. HER ADULT SON, WIFE, ETHEL. HER ADULT SON, MATTHEW WIFE, ETHEL. HER ADULT SON, MATTHEW THOMAS WIFE, ETHEL. HER ADULT SON, MATTHEW THOMAS AND WIFE, ETHEL. HER ADULT SON, MATTHEW THOMAS AND OTHER MATTHEW THOMAS AND OTHER MATTHEW THOMAS AND OTHER RELATIVES. MATTHEW THOMAS AND OTHER RELATIVES. I MATTHEW THOMAS AND OTHER RELATIVES. I SAID, MATTHEW THOMAS AND OTHER RELATIVES. I SAID, MY RELATIVES. I SAID, MY RELATIVES. I SAID, MY HUSBAND RELATIVES. I SAID, MY HUSBAND JUST RELATIVES. I SAID, MY HUSBAND JUST SHOT RELATIVES. I SAID, MY HUSBAND JUST SHOT MY RELATIVES. I SAID, MY HUSBAND JUST SHOT MY SON HUSBAND JUST SHOT MY SON HUSBAND JUST SHOT MY SON THREE HUSBAND JUST SHOT MY SON THREE FOOT HUSBAND JUST SHOT MY SON THREE FOOT AWAY, HUSBAND JUST SHOT MY SON THREE FOOT AWAY, AND HUSBAND JUST SHOT MY SON THREE FOOT AWAY, AND IT HUSBAND JUST SHOT MY SON THREE FOOT AWAY, AND IT WAS THREE FOOT AWAY, AND IT WAS THREE FOOT AWAY, AND IT WAS RIGHT THREE FOOT AWAY, AND IT WAS RIGHT IN THREE FOOT AWAY, AND IT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT THREE FOOT AWAY, AND IT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THREE FOOT AWAY, AND IT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY THREE FOOT AWAY, AND IT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE. RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE. RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE. AND RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE. AND THEN RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE. AND THEN HE RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE. AND THEN HE PUT RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE. AND THEN HE PUT THE RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE. AND THEN HE PUT THE GUN RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY FACE. AND THEN HE PUT THE GUN INTO AND THEN HE PUT THE GUN INTO AND THEN HE PUT THE GUN INTO MY AND THEN HE PUT THE GUN INTO MY FACE, AND THEN HE PUT THE GUN INTO MY FACE, AND AND THEN HE PUT THE GUN INTO MY FACE, AND THEN AND THEN HE PUT THE GUN INTO MY FACE, AND THEN HE'S AND THEN HE PUT THE GUN INTO MY FACE, AND THEN HE'S NOT MY FACE, AND THEN HE'S NOT MY FACE, AND THEN HE'S NOT EVEN MY FACE, AND THEN HE'S NOT EVEN GOING MY FACE, AND THEN HE'S NOT EVEN GOING TO MY FACE, AND THEN HE'S NOT EVEN GOING TO REMEMBER MY FACE, AND THEN HE'S NOT EVEN GOING TO REMEMBER WHAT EVEN GOING TO REMEMBER WHAT EVEN GOING TO REMEMBER WHAT HE EVEN GOING TO REMEMBER WHAT HE DID. EVEN GOING TO REMEMBER WHAT HE DID. MORGAN EVEN GOING TO REMEMBER WHAT HE DID. MORGAN WAS EVEN GOING TO REMEMBER WHAT HE DID. MORGAN WAS CHARGED HE DID. MORGAN WAS CHARGED HE DID. MORGAN WAS CHARGED WITH HE DID. MORGAN WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER HE DID. MORGAN WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER AND HE DID. MORGAN WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER AND PUT HE DID. MORGAN WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER AND PUT IN HE DID. MORGAN WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER AND PUT IN JAIL, WITH MURDER AND PUT IN JAIL, WITH MURDER AND PUT IN JAIL, AND WITH MURDER AND PUT IN JAIL, AND FOUR WITH MURDER AND PUT IN JAIL, AND FOUR YEARS WITH MURDER AND PUT IN JAIL, AND FOUR YEARS LATER WITH MURDER AND PUT IN JAIL, AND FOUR YEARS LATER HE WITH MURDER AND PUT IN JAIL, AND FOUR YEARS LATER HE WAS AND FOUR YEARS LATER HE WAS AND FOUR YEARS LATER HE WAS RELEASED, AND FOUR YEARS LATER HE WAS RELEASED, CLEARED AND FOUR YEARS LATER HE WAS RELEASED, CLEARED OF RELEASED, CLEARED OF RELEASED, CLEARED OF PROSECUTION RELEASED, CLEARED OF PROSECUTION FROM RELEASED, CLEARED OF PROSECUTION FROM IMMUNITY. PROSECUTION FROM IMMUNITY. PROSECUTION FROM IMMUNITY. THE PROSECUTION FROM IMMUNITY. THE JUDGE PROSECUTION FROM IMMUNITY. THE JUDGE AGREED PROSECUTION FROM IMMUNITY. THE JUDGE AGREED WITH THE JUDGE AGREED WITH THE JUDGE AGREED WITH MORGAN'S THE JUDGE AGREED WITH MORGAN'S CLAIMS THE JUDGE AGREED WITH MORGAN'S CLAIMS IT THE JUDGE AGREED WITH MORGAN'S CLAIMS IT WAS MORGAN'S CLAIMS IT WAS MORGAN'S CLAIMS IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE MORGAN'S CLAIMS IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE AND MORGAN'S CLAIMS IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE AND THE MORGAN'S CLAIMS IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE AND THE DEADLY SELF-DEFENSE AND THE DEADLY SELF-DEFENSE AND THE DEADLY FORCE SELF-DEFENSE AND THE DEADLY FORCE WAS SELF-DEFENSE AND THE DEADLY FORCE WAS JUSTIFIED, SELF-DEFENSE AND THE DEADLY FORCE WAS JUSTIFIED, AND FORCE WAS JUSTIFIED, AND FORCE WAS JUSTIFIED, AND MOST FORCE WAS JUSTIFIED, AND MOST OF FORCE WAS JUSTIFIED, AND MOST OF THE FORCE WAS JUSTIFIED, AND MOST OF THE THINGS FORCE WAS JUSTIFIED, AND MOST OF THE THINGS THAT MOST OF THE THINGS THAT MOST OF THE THINGS THAT JAMES MOST OF THE THINGS THAT JAMES MORGAN MOST OF THE THINGS THAT JAMES MORGAN HAD MOST OF THE THINGS THAT JAMES MORGAN HAD SAID MOST OF THE THINGS THAT JAMES MORGAN HAD SAID IS MOST OF THE THINGS THAT JAMES MORGAN HAD SAID IS A JAMES MORGAN HAD SAID IS A JAMES MORGAN HAD SAID IS A LIE. JAMES MORGAN HAD SAID IS A LIE. MY JAMES MORGAN HAD SAID IS A LIE. MY SON JAMES MORGAN HAD SAID IS A LIE. MY SON NEVER JAMES MORGAN HAD SAID IS A LIE. MY SON NEVER CHARGED LIE. MY SON NEVER CHARGED LIE. MY SON NEVER CHARGED INTO LIE. MY SON NEVER CHARGED INTO THE LIE. MY SON NEVER CHARGED INTO THE ROOM. LIE. MY SON NEVER CHARGED INTO THE ROOM. MATTER LIE. MY SON NEVER CHARGED INTO THE ROOM. MATTER OF INTO THE ROOM. MATTER OF INTO THE ROOM. MATTER OF FACT, INTO THE ROOM. MATTER OF FACT, THE INTO THE ROOM. MATTER OF FACT, THE ONLY INTO THE ROOM. MATTER OF FACT, THE ONLY THING INTO THE ROOM. MATTER OF FACT, THE ONLY THING HE INTO THE ROOM. MATTER OF FACT, THE ONLY THING HE DID FACT, THE ONLY THING HE DID FACT, THE ONLY THING HE DID DO FACT, THE ONLY THING HE DID DO IS FACT, THE ONLY THING HE DID DO IS YES, FACT, THE ONLY THING HE DID DO IS YES, HE FACT, THE ONLY THING HE DID DO IS YES, HE DID FACT, THE ONLY THING HE DID DO IS YES, HE DID BUST FACT, THE ONLY THING HE DID DO IS YES, HE DID BUST THE DO IS YES, HE DID BUST THE DO IS YES, HE DID BUST THE DOOR DO IS YES, HE DID BUST THE DOOR IN DO IS YES, HE DID BUST THE DOOR IN SO DO IS YES, HE DID BUST THE DOOR IN SO I DO IS YES, HE DID BUST THE DOOR IN SO I COULD DO IS YES, HE DID BUST THE DOOR IN SO I COULD GET DOOR IN SO I COULD GET DOOR IN SO I COULD GET THROUGH DOOR IN SO I COULD GET THROUGH BECAUSE DOOR IN SO I COULD GET THROUGH BECAUSE TOM DOOR IN SO I COULD GET THROUGH BECAUSE TOM MORGAN THROUGH BECAUSE TOM MORGAN THROUGH BECAUSE TOM MORGAN SLAMMED THROUGH BECAUSE TOM MORGAN SLAMMED THE THROUGH BECAUSE TOM MORGAN SLAMMED THE DOOR THROUGH BECAUSE TOM MORGAN SLAMMED THE DOOR IN THROUGH BECAUSE TOM MORGAN SLAMMED THE DOOR IN MY THROUGH BECAUSE TOM MORGAN SLAMMED THE DOOR IN MY FACE. SLAMMED THE DOOR IN MY FACE. SLAMMED THE DOOR IN MY FACE. THE SLAMMED THE DOOR IN MY FACE. THE PROSECUTOR SLAMMED THE DOOR IN MY FACE. THE PROSECUTOR IN SLAMMED THE DOOR IN MY FACE. THE PROSECUTOR IN THIS SLAMMED THE DOOR IN MY FACE. THE PROSECUTOR IN THIS CASE THE PROSECUTOR IN THIS CASE THE PROSECUTOR IN THIS CASE SAYS THE PROSECUTOR IN THIS CASE SAYS THIS THE PROSECUTOR IN THIS CASE SAYS THIS WAS THE PROSECUTOR IN THIS CASE SAYS THIS WAS A THE PROSECUTOR IN THIS CASE SAYS THIS WAS A CLOSE THE PROSECUTOR IN THIS CASE SAYS THIS WAS A CLOSE CALL. SAYS THIS WAS A CLOSE CALL. SAYS THIS WAS A CLOSE CALL. JACKIE SAYS THIS WAS A CLOSE CALL. JACKIE STEELE SAYS THIS WAS A CLOSE CALL. JACKIE STEELE SAYS SAYS THIS WAS A CLOSE CALL. JACKIE STEELE SAYS THERE SAYS THIS WAS A CLOSE CALL. JACKIE STEELE SAYS THERE WAS JACKIE STEELE SAYS THERE WAS JACKIE STEELE SAYS THERE WAS TESTIMONY JACKIE STEELE SAYS THERE WAS TESTIMONY IN JACKIE STEELE SAYS THERE WAS TESTIMONY IN ONE JACKIE STEELE SAYS THERE WAS TESTIMONY IN ONE OF JACKIE STEELE SAYS THERE WAS TESTIMONY IN ONE OF THE TESTIMONY IN ONE OF THE TESTIMONY IN ONE OF THE HEARINGS TESTIMONY IN ONE OF THE HEARINGS THAT TESTIMONY IN ONE OF THE HEARINGS THAT THE TESTIMONY IN ONE OF THE HEARINGS THAT THE VICTIM HEARINGS THAT THE VICTIM HEARINGS THAT THE VICTIM CAME HEARINGS THAT THE VICTIM CAME INTO HEARINGS THAT THE VICTIM CAME INTO A HEARINGS THAT THE VICTIM CAME INTO A BEDROOM HEARINGS THAT THE VICTIM CAME INTO A BEDROOM AND HEARINGS THAT THE VICTIM CAME INTO A BEDROOM AND WAS CAME INTO A BEDROOM AND WAS CAME INTO A BEDROOM AND WAS SHOT. CAME INTO A BEDROOM AND WAS SHOT. THE CAME INTO A BEDROOM AND WAS SHOT. THE VICTIM'S CAME INTO A BEDROOM AND WAS SHOT. THE VICTIM'S MOTHER SHOT. THE VICTIM'S MOTHER SHOT. THE VICTIM'S MOTHER SAYS SHOT. THE VICTIM'S MOTHER SAYS THAT SHOT. THE VICTIM'S MOTHER SAYS THAT HER SHOT. THE VICTIM'S MOTHER SAYS THAT HER SON SHOT. THE VICTIM'S MOTHER SAYS THAT HER SON WAS SHOT. THE VICTIM'S MOTHER SAYS THAT HER SON WAS NOT SAYS THAT HER SON WAS NOT SAYS THAT HER SON WAS NOT ARMED SAYS THAT HER SON WAS NOT ARMED AT SAYS THAT HER SON WAS NOT ARMED AT THE SAYS THAT HER SON WAS NOT ARMED AT THE TIME. SAYS THAT HER SON WAS NOT ARMED AT THE TIME. MATTHEW ARMED AT THE TIME. MATTHEW ARMED AT THE TIME. MATTHEW JUST ARMED AT THE TIME. MATTHEW JUST STOOD ARMED AT THE TIME. MATTHEW JUST STOOD BY ARMED AT THE TIME. MATTHEW JUST STOOD BY THE ARMED AT THE TIME. MATTHEW JUST STOOD BY THE DOORWAY. JUST STOOD BY THE DOORWAY. JUST STOOD BY THE DOORWAY. HE JUST STOOD BY THE DOORWAY. HE SAID JUST STOOD BY THE DOORWAY. HE SAID NOTHING. JUST STOOD BY THE DOORWAY. HE SAID NOTHING. HE JUST STOOD BY THE DOORWAY. HE SAID NOTHING. HE DIDN'T HE SAID NOTHING. HE DIDN'T HE SAID NOTHING. HE DIDN'T DO HE SAID NOTHING. HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. HE SAID NOTHING. HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. HE HE SAID NOTHING. HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. HE HAD HE SAID NOTHING. HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. HE HAD NO HE SAID NOTHING. HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. HE HAD NO ARMS DO ANYTHING. HE HAD NO ARMS DO ANYTHING. HE HAD NO ARMS ON DO ANYTHING. HE HAD NO ARMS ON HIM. DO ANYTHING. HE HAD NO ARMS ON HIM. IN DO ANYTHING. HE HAD NO ARMS ON HIM. IN COURT DO ANYTHING. HE HAD NO ARMS ON HIM. IN COURT DOCUMENTS, ON HIM. IN COURT DOCUMENTS, ON HIM. IN COURT DOCUMENTS, PROSECUTORS ON HIM. IN COURT DOCUMENTS, PROSECUTORS ALSO ON HIM. IN COURT DOCUMENTS, PROSECUTORS ALSO ARGUED ON HIM. IN COURT DOCUMENTS, PROSECUTORS ALSO ARGUED THAT PROSECUTORS ALSO ARGUED THAT PROSECUTORS ALSO ARGUED THAT THOMAS PROSECUTORS ALSO ARGUED THAT THOMAS DID PROSECUTORS ALSO ARGUED THAT THOMAS DID NOT PROSECUTORS ALSO ARGUED THAT THOMAS DID NOT THREATEN THOMAS DID NOT THREATEN THOMAS DID NOT THREATEN MORGAN THOMAS DID NOT THREATEN MORGAN IN THOMAS DID NOT THREATEN MORGAN IN THE THOMAS DID NOT THREATEN MORGAN IN THE BEDROOM THOMAS DID NOT THREATEN MORGAN IN THE BEDROOM AND MORGAN IN THE BEDROOM AND MORGAN IN THE BEDROOM AND WAS MORGAN IN THE BEDROOM AND WAS MOVING MORGAN IN THE BEDROOM AND WAS MOVING AWAY MORGAN IN THE BEDROOM AND WAS MOVING AWAY WHEN MORGAN IN THE BEDROOM AND WAS MOVING AWAY WHEN SHOT. WAS MOVING AWAY WHEN SHOT. WAS MOVING AWAY WHEN SHOT. AS WAS MOVING AWAY WHEN SHOT. AS FOR WAS MOVING AWAY WHEN SHOT. AS FOR HIM WAS MOVING AWAY WHEN SHOT. AS FOR HIM STATING, WAS MOVING AWAY WHEN SHOT. AS FOR HIM STATING, MY WAS MOVING AWAY WHEN SHOT. AS FOR HIM STATING, MY SON AS FOR HIM STATING, MY SON AS FOR HIM STATING, MY SON CHARGED AS FOR HIM STATING, MY SON CHARGED HIM AS FOR HIM STATING, MY SON CHARGED HIM HE AS FOR HIM STATING, MY SON CHARGED HIM HE WASN'T. AS FOR HIM STATING, MY SON CHARGED HIM HE WASN'T. HE CHARGED HIM HE WASN'T. HE CHARGED HIM HE WASN'T. HE WAS CHARGED HIM HE WASN'T. HE WAS BEHIND CHARGED HIM HE WASN'T. HE WAS BEHIND ME. CHARGED HIM HE WASN'T. HE WAS BEHIND ME. HE CHARGED HIM HE WASN'T. HE WAS BEHIND ME. HE KIND CHARGED HIM HE WASN'T. HE WAS BEHIND ME. HE KIND OF WAS BEHIND ME. HE KIND OF WAS BEHIND ME. HE KIND OF LEANED WAS BEHIND ME. HE KIND OF LEANED A WAS BEHIND ME. HE KIND OF LEANED A LITTLE WAS BEHIND ME. HE KIND OF LEANED A LITTLE BIT WAS BEHIND ME. HE KIND OF LEANED A LITTLE BIT AGAINST LEANED A LITTLE BIT AGAINST LEANED A LITTLE BIT AGAINST THE LEANED A LITTLE BIT AGAINST THE WALL LEANED A LITTLE BIT AGAINST THE WALL WHEN LEANED A LITTLE BIT AGAINST THE WALL WHEN I LEANED A LITTLE BIT AGAINST THE WALL WHEN I WAS LEANED A LITTLE BIT AGAINST THE WALL WHEN I WAS IN THE WALL WHEN I WAS IN THE WALL WHEN I WAS IN THERE. THE WALL WHEN I WAS IN THERE. MORGAN'S THE WALL WHEN I WAS IN THERE. MORGAN'S ATTORNEY THERE. MORGAN'S ATTORNEY THERE. MORGAN'S ATTORNEY INITIALLY THERE. MORGAN'S ATTORNEY INITIALLY SAID THERE. MORGAN'S ATTORNEY INITIALLY SAID THAT THERE. MORGAN'S ATTORNEY INITIALLY SAID THAT MORGAN INITIALLY SAID THAT MORGAN INITIALLY SAID THAT MORGAN WAS INITIALLY SAID THAT MORGAN WAS GOING INITIALLY SAID THAT MORGAN WAS GOING TO INITIALLY SAID THAT MORGAN WAS GOING TO SAY INITIALLY SAID THAT MORGAN WAS GOING TO SAY MORE INITIALLY SAID THAT MORGAN WAS GOING TO SAY MORE ABOUT WAS GOING TO SAY MORE ABOUT WAS GOING TO SAY MORE ABOUT THIS, WAS GOING TO SAY MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT WAS GOING TO SAY MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT COULD