Marion man found not guilty in deadly 2016 shooting, solicitor confirms

MARION, S.C. (WPDE) — Geno Davon Lester, 33, of Sellers was found not guilty by a jury Wednesday in a 2016 deadly shooting, Solicitor Ed Clements confirmed.

Lester said that the shooting was self-defense and he used the stand your ground as his defense. He did not have to take the stand.

South Carolina's stand your ground law is known as the Castle Doctrine, based on the notion that your home is your castle and you have the right to defend it.

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Lester sent the following quote to ABC15:

“I feel like God is showing me that don’t worry about nothing in this world. He got me.”

Steven Howard died after he was shot in the chest in April of 2016 on Jones Avenue in Marion.

At the time, police said there was an altercation between several men when shots were fired, killing Howard.