Disabled pharmacist in Oklahoma charged with murder

Almost one year ago, a shocking story broke out in this country about a disabled pharmacist who fatally shot a 16-year-old who was attempting to rob his pharmacy.

Jerome Ersland is a disabled veteran and a pharmacist. His story was all over the news in May 2009 because of an attempted robbery of Reliable Discount Pharmacy that led to the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Antwun Parker. Now, Ersland is faced with a first-degree murder charge and this story has created a significant amount of controversy.

http://www.kfor.com/news/specialreports/pharmacy/
http://www.koco.com/news/19508256/detail.html
http://www.uspharmacist.com/content/t/pharmacy_law/c/14094/
http://www.news9.com/global/story.asp?s=10456733
http://www.jeromeersland.com/

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