The son of Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, George, went before a judge Thursday.
The amateur rapper is a accused of slashing and stabbing a fellow music artist Phillip Manzi. George Zachary Chronister claims he was simply standing his ground.
The highlight of the hearing was cell phone video taken a little more than a year ago in a parking lot off Bruce B. Downs Boulevard.
The man accused of being at the center of the chaos wielding a knife is George Chronister.
The 24-year-old sat straight up in court Thursday wearing a suit and did not take the stand.
However, his attorney pleaded for the judge to consider Florida’s “stand your ground law,” saying, “Under 776023.1, stand your ground, once a person, once a potential case of self defense, then the burden is now on the state to prove by convincing evidence is no longer entitled to the immunity.”
Manzi was treated and released after his injuries. We’re told the feud reportedly started over stolen lyrics.
The hearing for this case will continue sometime next week.
