Judge recuses himself from Florida theater shooting case set for trial in January
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A judge has recused himself from the trial of a former Tampa police captain accused of fatally shooting a man during an argument over texting in a Florida movie theater.
Pasco Circuit Court Judge Pat Siracusa filed the order Tuesday. Circuit Judge Susan Barthle is now assigned to the case.
Siracusa issued a notice of removing himself after a hearing last week in which he appeared aggravated over repeated delays.
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The case has been in Siracusa's courtroom since Curtis Reeves was arrested in January 2014 following the shooting death of 43-year-old Chad Oulson at Grove Cobb Theater in Land O'Lakes. Reeves faces second-degree murder and aggravated battery charges.
Siracusa agreed in June to delay the trial until January after attorneys said they needed more time. He's also overseeing the trial of a quadruple-murder suspect.