Lawyer for murder suspect in Buford says he acted in self-defense

BUFORD - The attorney of a man accused of murder in Buford is now saying her client acted in self-defense, according to a published report.<br /> <br /> Quindarius Keshun Morton is accused in the shooting death of 22-year-old Reginald Bien-Aime on January 1st.<br /> <br /> Gwinnett County Police said Morton killed Bien-Aime during a botched drug deal at the Ivy Creek Apartment complex near the Mall of Georgia.<br /> <br /> Morton's lawyer, LeAnne Chancey, told the Gwinnett Daily Post her client wasn't there to take part in a drug deal, and that Bien-Aime pulled a gun on Morton.<br /> <br /> She said that's when he pulled out his own handgun, and shot Bien-Aime in self-defense.<br /> <br /> Morton turned himself in without incident at the Gwinnett County Detention Center on Saturday, January 3, according to Gwinnett Police.