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A federal jury in Asheville has acquitted a Cherokee man of first-degree murder and related charges, ending a case that centered on whether he acted in lawful self-defense in a fatal shooting. The jury returned verdicts of not guilty on all counts for Derrick Alan Cucumber at the U.S. Courthouse in Asheville on Thursday, Sept. 3, per a release from Frank Lay, Cucumber's criminal defense attorney. The trial was held before U.S.
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In November 2024, Cucumber drove to a relative's home in Indian country, where he approached two men as they sat by a fire pit on the property, according to the U.S. Court documents alleged that Cucumber was arrested after a two-hour standoff.
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