Defendant accused of homicide of at-risk adult’ takes to witness stand - The Chronicle

Defendant accused of homicide of at-risk adult’ takes to witness stand - The Chronicle

T’Naus Nieto The Chronicle-News ‘I screamed at him to stay back,’ defendant says Shawn Dashen, 49, the Trinidad man accused of homicide of a 78-year-old ‘at risk adult,’ took to the witness stand Thursday, Dec. 11 at the Las Animas County Courthouse, for the second day of his trial, which showed his ability to articulate under pressure, strong composure, and attempted to emphasis his case for self-defense, and the reason he felt he needed to ki…