Published: 12:48 EST, 30 January 2026 | Updated: 15:33 EST, 30 January 2026 A Georgia groom claimed self-defense after shooting and killing his bride’s stepfather on their wedding day, but now he’s been charged with murder. Aaron White fatally wounded his father-in-law-to-be in July 2024, hours after he wed Kailagh White in Butts County. Jason Maughon was shot seven times in the woods near the wedding reception, while White sustained a bullet wound to his hand, reported WSB-TV. ‘Last time I saw him, he was threatening to cut me,’ White told the outlet. ‘So it’s a fear for my life.’ A grand jury found White acted in self-defense, but Butts County District Attorney Jonathan Adams chose to take the case further, indicting White for felony murder and aggravated assault on Wednesday. White called his recent indictment ‘gut-wrenching.’ ‘It really makes you second-guess having to defend yourself,’ he said. Butts County Sheriff Gary Long said the dispute began when Kailagh confronted a drunk guest after the ceremony and asked them to leave. Aaron White (right) shot his new bride Kailagh White’s stepfather on their wedding day Jason Maughon was found dead in the woods in Butts County, Georg
