Eric Glasser and Andre Senior

WTSP-TV, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla.

LAND O' LAKES, Fla. -- Curtis Reeves, the man accused of fatally shooting another man inside a movie theater in January, was released from jail on $150,000 bail Friday and will be allowed to await his trial at home.

Flanked by his daughter and wife, the 71-year-old Reeves did not answer questions as he left the Land O' Lakes jail, where he had been held for last six months.

Reeves, a former Tampa Police Department captain, is accused of shooting 43-year-old Chad Oulson in the chest at a theater in January after the two argued over Oulson's apparent refusal to stop texting while movie previews were being shown.

Reeves' attorneys say their client fired in self-defense.

Earlier in the day, a state appellate court ruled that Reeves should be released on bond or told why he was not.

Besides the bail, Pasco County Judge Pat Siracusa ordered Reeves could be released under these terms:

• He has to remain at his residence except when attending religious services, seeking medical treatment, or to go to the grocery store.

• He's not allowed to have a firearm.

• He has to wear an ankle bracelet for GPS monitoring.

Contributing: The Associated Press