Indiana man’s self-defense claim rejected in murder appeal

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Court of Appeals has rejected a man’s self-defense claim in the slaying of his wife’s former husband. Thirty-six-year-old Gentry Jackson of Gary received a 48-year sentence for his conviction in the 2015 shooting death of 44-year-old Alec McCloud. Jackson’s appeal argued that he only began shooting after McCloud pointed a gun