Retired police officer shoots man in theater over texting

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Chad Oulson was described by friends as a man who loved dirt bikes and his baby daughter. Curtis Reeves was a retired Tampa police officer with numerous commendations who liked riding his motorcycle with his wife.

The men's lives collided in a movie theater altercation that left Oulson dead and Reeves in jail.

During Reeves' first court appearance Tuesday, Judge Lynn Tepper ordered the 71-year-old held without bond on a second-degree murder charge pending a bond hearing.

Reeves initially asked Oulson to stop texting at the theater in Wesley Chapel, a suburb about a half-hour north of downtown Tampa. He then got up and informed management.

When Reeves returned to his seat "additional words were exchanged" and Oulson threw a bag of popcorn at Reeves. Oulson then struck him in the face with an unknown object, and that's when Reeves removed a .380 caliber gun from his pants pocket and fired it, striking Oulson once in the chest.

Reeves then briefly struggled with an off-duty deputy but released the weapon. The gun was jammed and unable to fire again.

Reeves faces life in prison if convicted.