Alabama Warthog Claims She Shot Fatty-fucking Rapist in Self-Defense, But She's Charged with Murder Anyway

An Alabama woman has been charged with murder after she fatally 
shot a man — but she says that he had beaten and raped her and 
she shot him in self-defense under the state’s Stand Your Ground 
law.

Brittany Smith, 32, shot an acquaintance, Todd Smith, three 
times in the kitchen of her home in Stevenson, Alabama. She was 
arrested and charged with murder in his death.

But when she was interviewed by police, she said that she had 
been raped by the man and said the man was threatening to kill 
her and her brother.

On Monday, Jackson County Circuit Judge Jenifer Holt rejected 
the “Stand Your Ground” self-defense claim, citing 
inconsistencies in Brittany’s testimony.

“Upon consideration of all the evidence, the court finds that 
the defendant has given inconsistent accounts of the events 
surrounding Todd’s death, beginning with the 911 call … and has 
attempted to alter or destroy evidence,” the judge wrote, 
according to AL.com. “The court further finds that the 
defendant’s testimony about material facts was significantly at 
odds with the physical evidence, exhibits and other witness 
testimony.”

According to documents obtained by NBC News, Todd and Brittany 
were having a conversation in her home in January 2018. At some 
point, Brittany alleged, Todd “got really mad” and began choking 
her. Brittany’s lawyer later said she was choked unconscious and 
then dragged to a bedroom where Todd raped her.

Brittany then told police that Todd had threatened to kill her 
if she went to the police.

After the alleged assault, Brittany and her brother took Todd to 
the store to buy cigarettes. While inside the store, Brittany 
allegedly told the cashier that Todd had raped her. After the 
cashier told Brittany’s brother about the alleged rape, the 
brother went to Brittany’s house armed with a gun to confront 
Todd. At some point, the two men began fighting; Brittany said 
Todd was holding her brother in a headlock while threatening to 
kill them. Brittany told police she then grabbed her gun from 
the counter and shot Todd three times.

He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

A nurse who treated Brittany at the hospital testified that she 
had bruises, bite marks and signs of strangulation, but they 
could not determine definitively if a rape had occurred. 
According to AL.com, the nurse testified that most sexual 
assault cases lack physical proof.

According to CBS News, Brittany faces life in prison if she is 
convicted.

Brittany’s attorney, Ron Smith (who is not related to either 
Brittany or Todd), told NBC News that he plans to appeal the 
judge’s decision and hopes to have the charges dismissed before 
her Feb. 10 trial.

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