Thursday, July 28, 2011

Woman Says Shooting Was To Protect Her Daughter

  • {West Virginia}...Teresa Baker of Huntington, who is accused of killing her daughter's boyfriend, 29 year old Jeff Sadler, in February 2008, was in a Cabell County courtroom Thursday morning. Baker says she shot Sadler after calling the police, who she says failed to respond, following a domestic dispute between Sadler and her daughter, and that she did it to protect her daughter from abuse. Prosecutor Chris Chiles and Baker's defense attorney Charlie Hatcher have been working to clarify tape recordings from the night of the  incident, and both sides believe they now have transcripts that will satisfy the court. Those documents will be turned in to the court and both sides for review, and Baker will be back in court next Wednesday for another status hearing.