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It is said that the groom was shot His wife’s stepfather at a wedding reception in Georgia sued for felony murder.
Aaron White arrested for killing 44-year-old Jason Maughon in prison celebration Held on July 14, 2024 in Butts County, Georgia.
The violence broke out after Jason Maughon allegedly punched White in the face. White’s wife, Kayla, who is also Moen’s stepdaughter, reportedly asked an unruly guest to leave the reception. The guest then reportedly became angry with the bride. When her new husband intervened, Moeen allegedly joined the argument and punched the groom in the face.
Mohn and the unnamed guest allegedly left the reception and later returned with a gun. According to Butts County Sheriff Gary Long, Moen shot White first, striking him in the hand. White then ran to his car, with Moen chasing him and retrieving his firearm, according to the report. He allegedly shot Mohn seven times.
Police rushed to the scene of the incident shooting Moeen was reportedly found dead at the scene around 1 a.m. WSB TV.
In addition to Butts County Sheriff’s deputies, Tovaliga Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jonathan Adams also requested assistance from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. one grand jury The Tovaliga Circuit Judicial Court held a trial in 2025 and determined that White’s actions were self-defense.
Adams presented the case to a second grand jury in January after receiving ballistics evidence that was still being analyzed when the original grand jury convened. The second grand jury presented murder The indictment against White came earlier this month.
The district attorney told him new evidence led him to believe White had the right to defend himself but not to use deadly force WSB-TV.
Kayla White also told WSB TV She hopes “the truth will come out.”
Her husband also claimed Mohn threatened to kill him. “The last time I saw him, he threatened to cut me, so I feared for my life,” White said, adding that he didn’t think anyone should “second guess themselves to protect themselves.”
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White described his actions as being to protect himself and “other people” at the party.
Chief Long said he disagreed with the district attorney’s decision to charge White with murder, calling the incident “the most obvious case of self-defense I have ever seen in my personal 30-year law enforcement career.”
“There’s an innocent man sitting in my jail,” he told WSB-TV.
The sheriff also told the media that he would not normally speak out against the district attorney, but in this case he said, “What good do I do as the sheriff if I sit back and say nothing?”
White’s defense team also balked at Adams’ decision to seek a second grand jury. Attorney Brett Dunn accused the district attorney of trying to use White to help boost his career prospects.
“Jonathan Adams made a politically motivated decision because he wanted to be a judge,” Dunn told WSB-TV. Adams is running to become a Superior Court judge for the Tovaliga Judicial Circuit.
Adams responded that Dunn was running for a state Senate seat in Georgia. “The only person I think would gain politically from this is a defense attorney running for state Senate, and Brett Dunn is that guy,” he said.
The judge set White Wednesday’s bail at $100,000. He has posted bail and his next court date has not yet been set.