Gerald Declan Radford is set to face trial for the shooting death of John 'Walt' Lay, an unarmed gay man. Claiming self-defense, Radford has been accused of persistent harassment toward Lay, who shared a video message detailing a death threat from Radford prior to his murder. The circumstances surrounding the case reflect a history of anti-gay hostility, which has raised doubts about the legitimacy of Radford's self-defense claims. Friends of Lay assert that Radford had long been a menace to him, illustrating a broader issue of hate crimes within the LGBTQ+ community.
"So this morning while I'm walking, and we're the only two here, he comes up to me and tells, screams at me, 'You're going to die, you're going to die,' and I asked him to just leave me alone, and so far he has."
"In my opinion, there's no way in hell this is really self-defense. For over a year, Dec [Radford] has done nothing but harass Walt [Lay]."
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