A Newton County woman sees her first-degree murder trial end before it even starts, as the prosecutor dismisses the charges.

 Jury selection was supposed to begin yesterday afternoon in the trial of 64-year-old Susette Anderson, but the Newton County prosecutor's office determined Anderson's killing of 45-year-old David Stotts was justifiable self-defense.

 Anderson was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the December 23rd, 2021 shooting death of Stotts.

 Court documents say Anderson confronted Stotts attacked her at a residence off Kentucky Road near Seneca over the dispute concerning a trailer, so she shot him.