PUEBLO, COLO. — Attorneys for a Pueblo man accused of a 2001 shooting death say they want to present a “make my day” defense under a law allowing residents to kill intruders in self-defense.
Charles Earl Gross is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Mark Kaskel. Authorities say Gross hid parts of Kaskel’s body under a mobile home, where they were found this year by pet dog.
Gross testified at a hearing Wednesday that he shot Kaskel in self-defense after Kaskel attacked him inside the mobile home where Gross lived.
Colorado’s “make my day” law allows residents to use deadly force in self-defense if they are in their homes.
Gross says he didn’t call police because he didn’t trust them.
——— Information from: The Pueblo Chieftain,
