‘Stand Your Ground’ Shooter Gets Heavy Sentence in Parking Space Killing

‘Stand Your Ground’ Shooter Gets Heavy Sentence in Parking Space Killing
Michael Drejka, 48, of Clearwater, Fla., was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday. Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A Florida man who invoked the state’s “stand your ground” law and claimed he shot an unarmed man in self-defense after the two fought over a parking space received 20 years behind bars.

Michael Drejka, 49, was found guilty of manslaughter in August in the July 2018 slaying of Markeis McGlockton at a convenience store in Clearwater.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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