A judge will allow jurors to hear that a Tuscaloosa police investigator killed in 2019 had agreed not to pursue the man who shot him when the murder case goes to trial next week. Police and prosecutors say Cousette, a 40-year-old father of two, was murdered while attempting to lawfully arrest Watkins. Defense attorneys for Watkins have argued the killing was in self-defense. The ruling against pre-trial immunity does not prevent Watkins's attorneys from arguing self-defense at jury trial. The murder trial is expected to finally begin on Monday, and both prosecutors and defense attorneys for Watkins had filed motions asking Judge Brad Almond to prevent some evidence from being presented to jurors.