Melvin Harris, a dad from Phoenix, pleaded guilty to manslaughter following an incident where he protected his daughter. It started when his daughter said a man tried to get into her locked stall in the women’s bathroom.
Security took the man out, but then Harris spotted him and told the guard he’d deal with it himself. Witnesses said Harris punched Leon Armstrong, knocked him down, and kept hitting him before leaving. Armstrong later died from a bad brain injury. This story, first reported after the incident, has come up again because it’s so emotional and controversial.