Andrew Mitchell, 58, is facing charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter in connection with the death of 23-year-old Donna Castleberry.
But within 10 minutes, it had turned deadly.
Assistant Franklin County Prosecutor Sheryl Prichard said the key issue for the jury was whether Mitchell was justified in using deadly force during the confrontation or whether he acted unreasonably, committing a crime. of the encounter and pointed out how Castleberry accused Mitchell of kidnapping women and then asked a man passing by to call police.
In his closing argument, Mitchell's attorney, Mark Collins, told the jury they had to consider whether Mitchell was in fear for his life, as he testified that he was. In a rebuttal closing, Assistant Franklin County Prosecutor Dan Cable told the jury that Castleberry's words"must be very damning" for Collins to ask the jury to discount them as part of her overall conduct.
"From the time he reached over and unbuckled his seatbelt, Donna Castleberry was dead," Cable said."There was no way she was getting out of that car alive." Andrew Mitchell defense witness: Police trained to shoot until threat is over
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