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Archive Home > 2001 > October > 04 > Defendant tells jury he cut man in self-defense

Defendant tells jury he cut man in self-defense

Officer says Nisbet was drunk on the night of the knifing

By Tom Peterson / The Bulletin
October 4, 2001

Ryan Eugene Nisbet told a Deschutes County Circuit Court jury he cut Ricky Lee Anderson's throat in self-defense because Anderson had grabbed him by the throat at a Bend movie theater on March 22.

"I felt light-headed, confused and scared," the 20-year-old testified Wednesday. "I....

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