Kuritz says judging by the writing in Dunn's letter he believes the accused killer understand it might be presented in court. Dunn had had three or four rum and cokes, and a few sips of champagne, she said. The documentary, directed by Marc Silver, explores the shooting, the trial, and Florida's Stand Your Ground laws. They didn't stop on the two hour drive home. The film follows Rob Schenck, a pro-life Evangelical minister; Lucy McBath, the mother of teenager Jordan Davis; and attorney John Michael Phillips as they interact in the years after the shooting. Mr. Dunn said he told his fiance several times that the teenager had threatened him with a gun or some kind of weapon. [19][20] Forensic scientists determined that in the short distance the boys traveled, a weapon could not have been stashed in a place that would not have been immediately visible to crime scene investigators. Dunn says it was. The two returned to Dunns home, where he was later arrested. Rhonda Rouer was enjoying herself on the day after Thanksgiving in 2012 when she accompanied her fiance to his son's wedding. He faces 60 years in prison for the attempted murder convictions and will get life if he's convicted of killing Davis. If her boyfriend is convicted he could face life in jail. Rouer, Dunn's former girlfriend, was the fifth witness to take the stand in the third day of testimony of the murder retrial. Rhema Thompson began her post at WJCT on a very cold day in January 2014 and left WJCT to join the team at The Florida Times Union in December 2014. "I'd never seen him like that," she said. Musser indicated that he did not view the friends as suspects, which is why their statements to police were not videotaped, and why the adjacent parking lot was never searched. I was worried about the blind firing situation, where they would shoot over their heads, whatever, and hit me, or hit me and Rhonda.. The prosecutor, John Guy, expressing incredulity during his cross-examination, also picked apart Mr. Dunns testimony. He wanted his family to give Cory direction. He wanted a Stand Your Ground hearing and a ton of experts, including an expert on the thug sub-culture. He also wanted a more active roll in the press, including mentioning how unreliable the 3 thugs in SUV are. I apologize," said Healey on Saturday. On Saturday defense attorney Waffa Hanania tried to mitigate that by getting Rouer to admit that it was her idea to order the pizza, and she wasn't sure if Dunn ate any of it. Rouer said after she woke up the next morning she saw a news report about a teen getting killed at a gas station. We look at the testimony of Rhonda Rouer, Michael Dunn's fiancee, in his trial for the murder of Jordan Davis, and how it damaged his self-defense argument. Healey told Knox not to mention anything from the previous trial while testifying.During his testimony, Knox brought forth his opinion that Davis' window, the rear passenger window, was rolled at least partially down. Check here, Be the first one to comment on this story. Healey said he was concerned about protecting the identity of the juror. He makes a joke to his grandmother about women being interested in his fiance, and then told his grandmother he could fall into a pile of shit and step out smelling like a rose. About the case, he discusses the misinformation and outright lies being reported by the media. Despite saying he doesnt use the word thug, on page 6 he uses it to his own grandmother and specifically calls the surviving boys, thugs.. He discusses how he wants to find a slimy civil law lawyer and sue the county for reverse discrimination. John is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law in Florida. In Season 1 episode "The Night Terror Stalked the Town", it is revealed that James was named after a paternal uncle. Tears streamed down Rhonda Rouers face and her voice shook as she recounted before jurors for a second time the day Michael Dunn shot a Jacksonville teen. Rouer said the couple stopped at the Gate after the wedding to get a bottle of wine and a bag of chips. Dunn recounts a new version of the facts where he now as added a threat, this shit is going down now to be circulated to his family and asks his brother to include that. February 10, 2014 Meet 46-year-old Rhonda Lynn Hallock Rouer. Also Read: WWE News: Ronda Rousey reveals why UFC match was bigger than WrestleMania, Booker T just voted in the Sportskeeda Wrestling Awards. A fourth teenager, the driver, has a third-degree felony conviction. Meanwhile, the trial of Michael Dunn resumes 9 a.m. Monday. The couple came to town to attend the wedding of Michael. I asked what was that, she recalled, after hearing the shots. Your login session has expired. She said she could still hear the loud music as she walked up to the store. "I think maybe he understands this will be coming into trial one day and he wants a jury who sees it to be thinking he's a good person, he's reading the bible in there," said Kuritz. In a second trial, Dunn was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Davis and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole plus 105 years in prison, which is two de facto consecutive life sentences.[4][5]. He describes his location as thugville. Reverse discrimination is rampant here and hes never been exposed to thugs like they have here. Related to the case (on page 6), he talks about suing the State of Florida and using the money to buy a house. However, unlike the prior trial, Rouer is no longer with Dunn. He raised a significant question that still hangs over the proceedings: If the teenagers had a shotgun and were being fired upon, why didnt they use it? Loud rap music was emanating from the Durango and when Dunn said he hated that thug music, Rouer testified that she said "I know," gave him a kiss and left Dunn in the car while she went inside. When Rouer got in the vehicle, she testified, she saw Dunn put a gun back in the glovebox. The film is currently available from theImpact Seriesstreaming service and on Hollywood Suite on April 26. Former WWE RAW Women's champion and UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey, has not been on WWE television since her loss at WrestleMania 35 to Becky Lynch, who went home with both the RAW. Dunn and his fiancee, Rhonda Rouer, then drove to their motel, ordered a pizza and stayed the night without contacting police. Former Florida state attorney Angela Corey stated that her office would seek a retrial for this charge. "[10][11], The bass from the loud music playing in the teens' SUV annoyed Dunn, who asked for it to be turned down. In the morning, Rouer saw a news report about a shooting at a Jacksonville gas station, in which a 17-year-old had been killed, and rather than call police, the couple packed their bags and drove. [56], Davis's story also features in the 2015 documentary film The Armor of Light, the directorial debut of Disney heir Abigail Disney. Michael Dunn Trial: Phillip Miranda testifies Miranda talked about shell casings found at the crime scene. Defense lawyers have argued that Davis may have had a gun that night, and his three friends disposed of it after the shooting when they briefly fled from the Gate into the nearby parking lot. The defense is expected to begin presenting its case late Monday morning. [22][23] In his criminal trial, Dunn had been declared "broke. In the aftermath of the. Police presence at Arlington Manor area complex after reported shooting, Police: One person detained in College Park area, Local Weather: Day 9 of 80-plus degree afternoons; much-needed rain by late Friday into Saturday, Viewing Venus under a telescope in our night sky. Her priority at the moment is to start a family and she said that she does not want to make promises when she does not know how she's going to feel in the future. . It was probably as simple as he threatened to kill me and we left it at that. He then tried to convince her of his side of things (blacked out). "I hate that thug music," Dunn told Rouer, according to her testimony. The day began with early morning controversy over disparaging remarks reportedly made by a juror about State Attorney Angela Corey. Rhonda Rouer, Michael Dunn's now-ex-fiancee, testifies in his murder retrial. The couple drove back to their hotel, ordered a pizza and Dunn made them some alcoholic drinks. [37] On November 17, 2016, his appeal was denied. [16] Dunn returned to his home in Satellite Beach the following day at 10:30a.m., where he was arrested after an eyewitness reported his license plate to police. The couple left the afternoon wedding early to see about their seventh-month-old puppy Charlie, Rouer said. Under questioning from prosecutors, Rouer admitted to never calling 911 or trying to wave down a police officer the night of the shooting or the next day. Ittook place at the infancy of the Black Lives Matter movement, which was launched on social media following the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of another 17-year-old Florida native, Trayvon Martin. [8] Rouer left their car to purchase white wine and chips. Austin testified to Dunn's behavior at his son Christopher's wedding, saying he was in control of his actions. "[42] He said he wanted to confront Dunn in jail about his son's murder. Mr. Dunn and his lawyer said the teenagers got rid of the shotgun during the very brief period they pulled out of the gas station. Brunson, Davis, and Thompson remained in the vehicle listening to music which was described as "very loud." Before jurors were brought back into the courtroom after the lunch break, the defense presented diagrams showing the Durango parked next to Dunn's vehicle, a Volkswagen Jetta. During the last trial Dunn testified that Davis had a gun, and prosecutors rebutted his testimony by recalling Rouer and having her reveal that Dunn never told her that Davis had a gun from the moment she got into his car until the next day when he was arrested. He is now serving life in prison without parole. There are only 25 here, but wrote many more. In the article, a potential juror Richard David Smith, who happens to be a freelancer for Folio, spoke about his experience being screened for the trial. The. Mr. Dunn, 47, is charged in the first-degree murder of Mr. Davis and three counts of attempted murder, one for each of the other teenagers who were in the red sport utility vehicle that Mr. Dunn shot at. Dunn's insurance company, Progressive Select Insurance, challenged its duty to cover the lawsuit, but dismissed its lawsuit in conjunction with the settlement. The next morning Rouer found out that Davis was dead after turning on the television news and insisted they return to their home in Satellite Beach. The day in court began with Mr. Dunns unalloyed version of events. rhonda mathis and attica scott say not only did lapd tell the public one day after it happened, now, eight days later, the body camera video has not been released. The man sitting in the front passenger seat complied. The film chronicles what CNN dubbed the loud music trial.On November 23,2012,Michael Dunn, a 45-year-old white software engineer, during a dispute about loud rap music coming from a red Jeep Durango in a Jacksonville parking lot, fired a revolver repeatedly into a car with four African-American teens, killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis. "He realizes under Stand Your Ground the significance of that or even self-defense. (CLICK ANY LINK TO DOWNLOAD PDF OF EACH LETTER): Dunn reference a few criminal defense lawyers he spoke with and how one mentioned to him that he never mentioned a gun to Rhonda. During her cross-examination of these witnesses, State Attorney Angela Corey suggested that these witnesses did not know Dunn in a capacity outside of his parents' community.The last witness to take the stand for the defense on Monday was Phyllis Austin, the ex-wife of Michael Dunn and the mother of Christopher Dunn. He now understands that you need to put a weapon in that persons hand," said Kuritz. It was WrestleMania. Filmmaker Silver (Who Is Dayani Cristal?) Dunn was arrested the day after the shooting. When questioned Saturday, Rouer said they were no longer engaged or in a relationship. Stornes left his red Dodge Durango SUV running while he went into the store. China's Xi heralds 'unbreakable' friendship with Belarus, an ally of Russia, Nissan recalls over 800K SUVs because a key defect can cut off the engine, Chicago voters resoundingly rejected Mayor Lori Lightfoot's reelection bid, China is buying more U.S. farmland, and some say that's a national security threat, Chinese officials monitor House panel hearing on U.S. economic competition with China, Sequential hurricanes are becoming more common because of climate changes. They returned to their hotel where they ordered pizza. The murder trial of the Brevard County man accused of killing a teenager over loud music continues in Jacksonville on Monday. [21] Contrary to Dunn's claim that he mentioned a weapon to Rouer, she testified that he never mentioned a gun either that night or the next day. Mr. Davis and two of the teenagers had no criminal record. She also wasnt questioned this time around about whether Dunn ever mentioned to her that he thought Davis had a gun. I dont know what its like to have a baby. Gabel cautioned Healey that "the mistake" being made Saturday was "the same one made in the first trial.". Rhonda Rouer was with him the night of the shooting and in the hours after. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. The Armor of Light premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2015 before opening theatrically on October 30, 2015. The trial will resume Monday. One of those men, 17-year-old Jordan Davis, died that night - a fact Rouer didn't learn about until the next morning. You can also review more evidence like the photos here. The Berrys said they would often see Dunn socially for breakfasts on the weekends and through flying-related events.Following the Berrys was Frank Thompson, who also lived in Aero Acres and saw Dunn socially and in a pilot capacity. Dunn stated that he received "ineffective assistance of counsel". Dunn, who had a concealed weapons permit,[8] took a handgun out of his glove compartment and started firing at Davis' door, hitting him in the legs, lungs, and aorta. Testimony in the trial highlighted how loud music from the teens vehicle initiated a verbal confrontation between Davis and Dunn who told the teens to turn down the music. That jury convicted him of three counts of attempted murder but deadlocked on whether he was guilty of Davis' murder. Rouer said she went to the entrance to see what was happening and saw Dunn facing the driver's side window. 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