TV security guard charged in protest shooting leaves jail

DENVER (AP) - A television station security guard charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of a demonstrator following opposing rallies has been released from jail.

The Denver sheriff's department says Matthew Dolloff left jail on Tuesday after a bail bonds agent posted a surety bond to release him. Dolloff’s bond had been set at $500,000.

A judge declined his lawyer’s request to lower the amount, rejecting their argument that he was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed 49-year-old Lee Keltner last month.  

Dolloff was hired by KUSA-TV to protect a producer covering a “Patriot Muster” demonstration and “BLM-Antifa Soup Drive” counterprotest.