Oklahoma Homeowner Charged with MANSLAUGHTER After Gunning Down Squatter Who Took Over One of His Houses Timothy Smith was arrested and charged with first-degree manslaughter after fatally shooting Justin King, a squatter in one of Smith’s vacant properties. Smith claims he shot King in self-defense when the squatter stepped towards him during a confrontation. An attorney stated that the Castle Doctrine, which allows for defense of a primary residence, may not apply to vacant homes, potentially weakening Smith’s self-defense claim.

• Timothy Smith was charged with first-degree manslaughter after shooting and killing squatter Justin King.
• Smith discovered King in one of his vacant homes and confronted him.
• Smith claims self-defense, stating King stepped towards him before being shot.
• King died a week after the shooting.
• A criminal defense attorney suggested Smith’s self-defense claim might be invalid because the home was vacant.
• Oklahoma’s Castle Doctrine typically applies to a homeowner’s primary residence, not vacant properties.