Curtis Reeves Jr. , the man charged with second-degree murder for fatally shooting a man inside a Florida movie theater in January , was released from a Florida jail on $ 150,000 bond Friday . Reeves had been held in the Pasco County jail without bond since he shot and killed 43-year-old Navy veteran Chad Oulson after a confrontation over Oulson 's text messaging inside a movie theater in the Tampa suburb of Wesley Chapel . An appeals court ruled Thursday that `` the record suggests no special circumstances or other factors that would justify a reasoned discretionary decision to deny pretrial release . '' On Friday , Judge Pat Siracusa -- who wrote in his ruling that the court was `` hesitant to announce in open court ... the specific enumeration of reasons to deny bond , '' -- adopted the appeals court ruling . Siracusa 's bond conditions stipulate that the 71-year-old Reeves is allowed to leave his home only to attend church , court dates , medical appointments , and to go to the grocery store . The former police officer must also `` surrender all firearms in his home to either the Pasco Sheriff 's Office or to his lawyer , Richard Escobar , '' according to the order . Escobar said Reeves is `` a wonderful family man '' and `` a church-going man '' who is `` coming home to resume his life and help prepare his defense . '' A spokesman for Oulson 's wife said the news was a `` difficult pill to swallow . '' `` He ripped her family apart and now he can be home , be in his own bed , and see his children and grandchildren , '' said T.J. Grimaldi , Nicole Oulson 's attorney . `` It is unbelievably unfair . '' Heated argument escalated . The hearing in February that resulted in Reeves initially being denied bond served almost as a mini-trial . Over 12 hours of testimony was heard over two days from witnesses who had also gone to see `` Lone Survivor '' that day . One patron , Charles Cummings , testified he overheard Reeves and Oulson talking , and at one point , the latter said , `` I 'm just texting my 2-year-old daughter . '' Soon after that , a `` very agitated '' Reeves left the theater , then returned a few minutes later . At that point , a fairly calm Oulson asked aloud whether he could check a voice mail from his daughter 's babysitter , according to Mark Douglas Turner , a retired Air Force veteran . The situation devolved after more words were exchanged . Alan Hamilton , an off-duty Sumter County Sheriff 's corporal , said he heard Oulson say , `` I am trying to text my f**king daughter , if you do n't mind . '' Popcorn flew in Reeves ' direction soon after . `` And almost immediately , '' recalled Turner , who said Oulson threw the bag , `` the gun comes out and there are shots fired . '' Escobar said Friday that Reeves `` used the law of self-defense to preserve his life just like every citizen has the right to do , '' and described Oulson 's conduct in the theater as violent . But Grimaldi warned Friday that with Reeves back on the street , it could happen again . `` Reeves is an absolute danger to society , '' said Grimaldi . `` He went from throwing popcorn in someone 's face to murdering someone . This could happen to someone else . '' Witness describes shooting .
Curtis Reeves Jr. was released on $ 150K bond Friday . Reeves shot and killed Chad Oulson in January after an argument over text messaging . Reeves ' lawyer says his client acted in self-defense . Lawyer for Oulson 's wife calls it `` difficult pill to swallow ''