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Daniel Mark Driver, 35, was killed on April 2, 1993, inside the Jamestown Justice Court in Jamestown, California. He was standing trial on allegations that he had molested five boys, including the son of Ellie Nesler. During the proceedings Nesler left the courtroom, retrieved a .25-caliber pistol from her car, returned and shot Driver five times in the head and neck, killing him instantly.

Nesler was arrested and charged with murder. Her defense later argued she had suffered a mental breakdown and was under the influence of methamphetamine at the time of the shooting. She was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and received a ten-year sentence; reports say she served three and a half years before release in 1997. The case drew national attention, prompted intense debate about vigilantism, and was adapted into a television film titled Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story.

The shooting had lasting consequences for those involved. Nesler struggled with substance abuse and legal problems thereafter and died in 2008 from breast cancer; her son Willie faced legal troubles as well. Does anyone have memories of the trial or the courtroom day that could shed light on what happened inside the Jamestown Justice Court?