Along with the “he was a good boy turning his life around” defense.
Via NBC
The sister of the man accused of gunning down a Memphis police officer claims her brother “was defending himself.”
Tremaine Wilbourn, 29, was being held on $9 million bond on Tuesday on first-degree murder charges for the fatal shooting of Memphis cop Sean Bolton, 33, according to court documents.
Wilbourn’s sister, Callie Watkins, said her brother was acting in self-defense when he shot Bolton multiple times on Saturday night.
“Tremaine ain’t no bad person,” Watkins said. “He was defending himself.”
“You know how they do, just trying to do you in,” said Watkins, apparently referring to police. […]
Watkins told NBC affiliate WMC that the family “was just really worried about him” during the two days he was on the run.
“We knew it weren’t going to end pretty if he would have fought it out, so I’m just glad that he turned himself in,” she said.
“He ain’t a coward,” Watkins said.