BREAKING NEWS: Conch Town Shooter Denied Stand Your Ground Appeal by Third DCA

The Third District Court of Appeals refused to hear arguments that Preston Brewer allegedly shot the victim in self defense in a ruling late Friday afternoon; Trial set for August.

Garrett Hughes, 21, of Key West / Contributed

The Third District Court of Appeals refused to hear an appeal from alleged Conch Town shooter, Lloyd Preston Brewer, 59, claiming he was acting in self defense in the Feb. 13, 2023 fatal shooting of 21-year-old Garrett Hughes.

Hughes was urinating on a building in the rear parking lot of Conch Town Liquor and …