(FOX40.COM) — A man arrested Tuesday in connection to the death of his neighbor in the Lincoln Crossing area is being released pending further investigation, according to city officials.
The suspect, a 50-year-old man was arrested following an altercation with his neighbor, 34-year-old Jonathan Michael Williams. Around 9 p.m., the Lincoln Police Department arrived at the scene and found Williams dead in the suspect’s home.
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“The Lincoln Police Department is working closely with the Placer County District Attorney’s office to review evidence and the circumstances surrounding the case,” The City of Lincoln said in a press release. “The law presumes that a homeowner who uses deadly force inside their own residence acted in reasonable fear of death or great bodily injury to himself when the force was used against an unlawful intruder.”
The City added, “The law also requires that when an arrest is made, charges must be filed within 48 hours or the arrestee must be released. In this unique case, further investigation is necessary to make the charging decision.”
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Officials said the circumstances of the decedent’s presence inside the home, why the shooting occurred, and whether the decedent was lawfully inside the home when it happened is under investigation…