Mia White’s Self-Defense Battle | Lexington News

Lexington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 1, 2026 · 1m

A Lexington woman, Mia White, faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the shooting death of her boyfriend, Elmer Eldridge. Claiming self-defense against an attack with a glass bottle, her legal team is now racing to prove she was a victim of domestic abuse — a defense that could spare her jail time under Kentucky’s self-defense laws. Prosecutors, while acknowledging her history of abuse, insist on upholding the rights of the deceased. With a July hearing looming, White’s attorney argues the charges were stacked to pressure a plea — and now must convince the…