It is legal to follow anyone in public. For all we know, he was simply trying to be a good witness until he thought he was being attacked. A variation on the GZ-TM theme.RottenApple wrote:I think it's this part that is probably going to do him in. If the same scenario happened in his driveway... Ok. Not much of an issue there. But to chase down (my inference) the thief? Slightly different.Gerlach is accused of shooting 25-year-old Brendon Kaluza-Graham while he was stealing Gerlach's 1997 Chevrolet Suburban. Gerlach told police he saw the suspect pull out of his driveway. He followed Kaluza-Graham on foot and allegedly saw the suspect raise his arm. Gerlach said he fired when he thought he saw a gun.
Just my 2¢.
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Thank God for living in Texas. 