A retired Florida police captain accused of fatally shooting a man in a cinema last month after a texting confrontation has pleaded not guilty at a day-long bail hearing that resembled a mini-trial.

A highly-regarded former police captain who shot dead a man texting in a Florida cinema has told detectives he was in fear of being attacked.

A row over texting in a Florida cinema ended with a retired Tampa police captain fatally shooting a man sitting in front of him.

A retired policeman is accused of shooting a man dead because he was texting on his mobile phone at a Florida cinema.