A Clayton County man accused of killing his husband and arrested while trying to board a flight at the Atlanta airport was denied bond despite his claims that the shooting was in self-defense.
Richard Lee, 40, was taken into custody at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday on a murder charge in connection with the April 4 incident, Clayton police said. He is accused of killing 32-year-old Michael Roshell, who police identified as Lee’s spouse.
Lee seemed confused when his bond was denied during a hearing Wednesday.
“I don’t understand, because I was being attacked,” Lee told the magistrate judge in a video obtained by Channel 2 Action News.
According to police, officers were called to a home on Adrian Drive in Stockbridge just after 5 p.m. the day of the shooting. A child at the home called 911 and reported that someone was trying to break in, police said.
Before officers arrived, Lee gained entry and shot Roshell, police said. Lee did not remain at the scene and was not identified as a suspect until Monday, when police said they obtained arrest warrants charging him with malice murder.
Lee and Roshell had become estranged and Roshell had returned to the home to pick up some clothes on the day of the shooting, Channel 2 reported.
“He always seemed so loving,” Roshell’s sister, Stacy McIntosh, told the news station about Lee. “His background was nursing.”
McIntosh is skeptical of Lee’s claims of self-defense.
“You know this wasn’t any type of you defending yourself. Or defending your home,” McIntosh said. “This was you wanting to murder my brother.”
According to the news station, Lee was trying to board a flight to Philadelphia when he was arrested. He has been charged with malice murder, cruelty to children and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
No further details have been released, including a motive.
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