On the way back to their hotel, the two decided to stop at the Gate Petroleum gas station to purchase a bottle of wine. Later, Simons demonstrated on "Bendy," an anatomical figure, the position that Davis was in when he was shot. The trial was halted briefly Saturday morning when a juror was dismissed. 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The film is currently available for streaming on demand from the documentary streaming service,Impactseries.netorApril 26 on the movie subscription service,Hollywood Suite. 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]. Moments later, Rouer told jurors, I heard pop, pop, pop.. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. I dont know what its like to have a baby. Rouer testified Saturday that she and Dunn, who reside in Satellite Beach, Fla., were in Jacksonville that day to attend the wedding of Dunns son in Orange Park. According to online records, the couple wedded May 22, 1989 in Indian River, Florida. The deputy said he armed himself with an AR-15 rifle and his sidearm to make the arrest, saying it part of the department's tactics when there is a "high-risk" arrest warrant involved. With little but his own words to bolster his self-defense case, Mr. Dunn, a software engineer from Brevard County, Fla., had little choice but to take the witness stand, legal experts said. [15], After the shooting, Stornes drove the SUV away to a nearby parking lot and stopped to find Davis "gasping for air". Related Story: Transcript of hearing to excuse juror #4 released. The murder trial of the Brevard County man accused of killing a teenager over loud music continues in Jacksonville on Monday. 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? I was worried about the blind firing situation, where they would shoot over their heads, whatever, and hit me, or hit me and Rhonda.. [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. Dunn and his fiance Rhonda Rouer traveled from their home in Brevard County to attend Dunn's son's wedding in Orange Park, near Jacksonville, Florida. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. At times teary, his feet shackled, Michael Dunn, the man accused of fatally shooting a black teenager in November 2012 during an argument over loud music, took the witness stand on Tuesday and told the jury he pulled the trigger repeatedly only to save his own life. Prosecutors received permission from the court to let the jury handle Dunn's gun. 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. She did not witness any of the confrontation between her fiance and Davis, Rouer said. "When she was first interviewed, when you would expect someone to tell the truth when their memory is freshest she never mentioned a firearm," said former prosecutor Richard Kuritz. 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. Guy asked Mr. Dunn. The two went back to their hotel, Rouer said, where Dunn ordered a pizza. Beforehand, the judge cautioned the court that if individuals felt they could not view these photos without outburst, they should leave the courtroom. Davis' mother, Lucy McBath, ran for Congress in Georgia's 6th congressional district in 2018, running on a platform that included reform of gun laws. Rouer testified she wanted to go home and they left. 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. Dunns attorneys contend 17-year-old Davis was the aggressor, saying the teenagers had a gun in the SUV that night in 2012 at a Southside gas station, but a gun was never recovered from the scene. Rouer said they drove straight to the Jacksonville hotel, changed clothes and ordered pizza. Outside the courtroom,the filmmakerinterviews Jordans grieving, thoughtfulparents, Ron Davis and Lucy McBath - the latter of whom subsequently became a Congresswoman in Newt Gingrichs old Georgia district, running on a gun control ticket. When Rouer first testified in February during Dunn's original trial, she was visibly shaking and appeared close to collapse. It would be the last good memory Rouer and Michael Dunn would have toge The 9 a.m. start was delayed for more than an hour. . Randy and Beverly Berry, who lived in Aero Acres in Fort Pierce with Dunn's parents. She gave emotional testimony, just as she did in the first trial. Meet 46-year-old Rhonda Lynn Hallock Rouer. Then, I heard another pop,pop,pop.". Amidst dailyreports about the trial of policeman Derek Chauvin, the gruesome death of George Floyd, and this weeks police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota, it may seem perverse to revisit a different racially-charged trial from 2015. He discusses how he wants to find a slimy civil law lawyer and sue the county for reverse discrimination. During an attorney sidebar, defense attorney Waffa Hanania told Healey she had given Knox transcripts of Dunn's previous trial for his own knowledge. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. We spend time getting to know Jordans friends, troubled by their loss and their own near-death experience. He made a misogynistic joke about now having a judge with balls and compares his case to Zimmermans. 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. Early Saturday morning, Judge Russell Healey excused juror #4 because of a comment made by the juror that got published in Folio Weekly in an article titled, "An Interview with a Dunn Jury reject.". Jurors heard from six other witnesses throughout the day, including two officers from the Brevard County Sheriffs Office who responded after Dunn was contacted by the Jacksonville Sheriffs Office and contacted a neighbor in law enforcement the following morning. "[42] He said he wanted to confront Dunn in jail about his son's murder. "[24][25], In closing arguments at the first trial, the defense lawyer for Dunn cited the language of Florida's stand-your-ground law. The film refutes any assumptions that crime and racism are the burdens of the poor and disenfranchised: Both Dunn and the boys in the car were comfortable and middle-class. He said the blacks are racist in Jacksonville and the more I am exposed to these people, the more prejudiced against them I become. He calls blacks in the south the scourge of this country and then puts a smiley face. Dunn letter from prison to his girlfriend. The two left the parking lot very quickly, testified Rouer. He was still discussing whether Cory or the process was to blame and decided it was the process. He did that in the first trial, claiming the shots were fired in self-defense. The state questioned the accuracy of the diagrams, which showed the Jetta at a slight angle and too much room between the vehicles. Musser was one of the lead detectives who ended up going to Brevard County to interview Dunn after he was arrested. "He's clearly reiterating there was a weapon there, there was a weapon there.". The man sitting in the front passenger seat complied. Filmmaker Silver (Who Is Dayani Cristal?) The cases were settled for an undisclosed amount in January 2014. She testified that despite having prior plans she demanded that Dunn take her home right away. I asked what was that, she recalled, after hearing the shots. Kuritz says if Rouer's testimony changes on the stand and more closely sounds like what she's been told in letters from Dunn, that could present a problem for the defense. If you remember about this case when it first happened, youll know Rhonda was with Dunn when the incident that took Jordans life, occurred. Rhonda Rouer took the stand and started trembling and sobbing as she began to get into what happened on the night of the shooting. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. When Rouer woke up the next morning, she saw reports on TV about the gas-station shooting. The shooting, he told jurors, had nothing to do with the obnoxious bass music or rap crap as he called it Tuesday that thundered out of the teenagers Durango, which was parked alongside his vehicle. [13][14], Davis' protests continued and an independent witness overheard Dunn say "No, you're not gonna talk to me that way." As the SUV backed up to evade his gunshots, Dunn opened his own door and continued firing at the car in shooter's stance, as the boys ducked for cover. Rouer said she had a glass of red wine and about three rum and cokes as well as champagne. [9] She testified that Dunn told her "I hate that thug music," before she left the car for the store, though Dunn claims he used the phrase "rap crap. [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. The judge, already angered over the courtroom camera showing a potential juror, asked for the equipment to be turned off as the jury walked into the courtroom. We hear from Jordan's . He's very loving."[29]. [41] Hendrix spoke of a previous discussion where Dunn asked him if he knew anyone who would "take care of" someone who infuriated him in an unrelated incident, and Hendrix interpreted further discussion as Dunn wanting to send a hit on this person. [29][30][31], Jury selection in Dunn's retrial began on September 22, 2014, and opening statements took place on September 25. Meanwhile, the trial of Michael Dunn resumes 9 a.m. Monday. [11][13], Shortly after Davis's death, his parents, Ron Davis and Lucy McBath, and some of the other vehicle occupants, filed civil complaints against Dunn. Juror number four was dismissedfor negative remarks about Corey. The. 2023 Cox Media Group. She also said Dunn mixed both of them another rum and soda adding his fifth from his earlier at his sons wedding in the hotel room. Attorneys spar in loud music murder trial", "Michael Dunn Verdict: Florida Man Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder In Loud-Music Trial", "Teens testify shooter Dunn said "Are you talking to me? WTEV's Leslie Coursey reports on what's on the tapes. If her boyfriend is convicted he could face life in jail. In the duel between the attorneys, viewers can find a second villain in the defense teams Cory Strolla, who, while fulfillling his legal responsibility to vigorously defend his client, denies racial elements of the case while insistingthat Dunn feared for his life and implies, without evidence, that the teens were violent instigators who threw awaya weapon. Simons testified that, in her medical opinion, she did not believe Davis was outside, or leaning outside of the vehicle when he was shot. In a letter dated December 5, 2012, Michael Dunn wrote to Rouer about her testimony to prosecutors. On February 3, the jury selection process in Michael Dunn's murder trial will begin. Rouer, Dunn's former girlfriend, was the fifth witness to take the stand in the third day of testimony of the murder retrial. On Monday morning, the state began by calling Wendy Meacham, an investigator with the Office of the Medical Examiner. . "[45][46] She described Dunn as "a good man. Rhonda testified when she turned around she saw Dunn outside the vehicle, and she then exited the store. 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. The jury could not reach a verdict about whether to convict Dunn for the murder of Davis at the first trial. Dunn elaborates in great detail, revealing much of what has been already discussed, saying thugs, threatening to sue the County and rants about Angela Corey. The Violent Heart, Kerem Sanga, Young Adult melodrama, Murder mystery, Lukas Haas, Mary J. Blige, Jovan Adepo, Grace Van Patten, Jordan Preston Carter, Rayven Symone Ferrell, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Nomadland, Frances McDormand, Characters on the fringe of society, Homeless on wheels, Linda May, Bob Wells, David Strathairn, Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First CenturybyJessica Bruder, Chlo Zhao, The Rider, Terrence Malick, Kelly Reichardt, Joshua James Richards, Ludovico Einaudi, Richard Linklater, Boyhood, Derek Chauvin, the gruesome death of George Floyd, police killing of a third African-American teen, Michael Brown. Let me assure you, just as I told detectives who first interviewed me in Melbourne, and later Mitch Stone- there was a weapon.". With tissues in hand, Michael Dunn's fiance Rhonda Rouer took the stand today as a state's witness. Rouer told the jury that her boyfriend had maybe three or four rum and sodas at his sons 2012 wedding, prior to pulling into the parking lot of a Jacksonville, Fla., gas station beside a red Dodge Durango, which was blaring loud music, according to online reports. On November 23, 2012, Jordan Davis, a black 17-year-old high school student, was murdered at a Gate Petroleum gas station in Jacksonville, Florida, by Michael David Dunn, a white 45-year-old software developer, following an argument over loud music played by Davis and his three friends, in what was believed to be a racially motivated shooting. While at the cashier's counter, Rouer heard the sound of gunshots. Dunn addresses Rhondas testimony and coaches her a little and also encourages her to take a Valium if she gets nervous. 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). Gabel cautioned Healey that "the mistake" being made Saturday was "the same one made in the first trial.". Brunson, Davis, and Thompson remained in the vehicle listening to music which was described as "very loud." The police at the scene never found a gun, and the three surviving teenagers testified last week that they did not hide a weapon and were not carrying one in the Durango. He's not a racist. Prosecutors will call two more witnesses and then rest their case. Healey said he was concerned about protecting the identity of the juror. He lives in East Arlington and has been in Duval for 33 years. 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. 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. She is the mother on one son, Brandon Rouer. PublishedSeptember 27, 2014 at 12:36 PM EDT. After Simons' testimony wrapped up at around 12:40 p.m., court took a lunch break. Rouer said after she woke up the next morning she saw a news report about a teen getting killed at a gas station. [9], Rouer returned to Dunn's car. [50] ABC News, Australia says the case has become part of the national conversation about the dangers facing young black men in America today. Fourth Judicial Circuit Judge Russell Healey ultimately did not allow the diagrams to be used, but said he would allow the testimony from the expert witness.Just after 2 p.m., forensic consultant Michael Knox took the stand as the first witness for the defense. Dunn was found guilty on October 1, 2014, at the conclusion of the retrial. The deputy and two others went to Dunn's home to arrest him. Rouer testified the couple went home to Brevard County after the shooting. 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. Davis' murder is one of many referenced by social justice activists (including many black parents) as a reminder that unarmed children who died at the hands of police or white men, mattered as individual human beings. She said she rushed back to the car where Dunn "urgently" asked her to get in. His fiance, Rhonda Rouer, says the last thing she heard him say was, "I hate that thug music." Rouer was in the convenience store when she heard gunshots, and when she ran outside, he told. Rhonda Rouer, Michael Dunn's now-ex-fiancee, testifies in his murder retrial. She was still engaged to Dunn at the time. British director Marc Silvers tautly edited film, which won a special jury award at Sundance in 2015, was picked up by HBO and aired later that year. Rouer told the court she is no longer engaged to Michael Dunn. He faces 60 years in prison for the attempted murder convictions and will get life if he's convicted of killing Davis. This contradicted the claim that Mr. Davis was out of the Durango. The murder was one of the primary inspirations for the award-winning young adult novel Dear Martin, by Nic Stone. The trio said there was never a gun in the car. Dunn is accused of killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis after an argument over loud music at a Gate gas station on the Southside on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in 2012. The defendants words were also eroded by prosecutors who said the version of events Mr. Dunn gave jurors was different from what he told the police and wrote in a series of jailhouse letters to relatives. Former Florida state attorney Angela Corey stated that her office would seek a retrial for this charge. He wanted to entice the mayors office to worry about Jacksonvilles PR. The couple left the afternoon wedding early to see about their seventh-month-old puppy Charlie, Rouer said. "I'm not really sure what the investigators are thinking, but I told them what was up,". The Berrys and Thompson said Dunn was a nice, calm person. Rouer said the couple stopped at the Gate after the wedding to get a bottle of wine and a bag of chips. 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He makes an off color sex change joke and then talks about Charlie (his dog). He wants this person to make comments on social media on his behalf. [38], On June 22, 2020, the Florida Supreme Court rejected Dunn's appeal and refused to take the case. The trial led to local protests and international media attention. We were very happy, Rouer told the court, her voice cracking. Pin. Rhonda took the stand over the weekend to tell her side of what happened Nov. 23, 2012. [6], Tommie Stornes, Leland Brunson, Jordan Davis, and Tevin Thompson had been spending the day traveling to various malls when they decided to go to the Gate Petroleum gas station in order to buy gum and cigarettes. Read Dunns Jail Letters Here (you are here), Watch Full Michael Dunn Pre-Arrest Interview by Detectives, Watch what Michael Dunns neighbor had to say about him (very negative), Evidence Locker: State of Florida & Jordan Davis versus Michael Dunn, Review over 400 photos of the physical evidence for yourself (may download slow), Watch portions of Trial and read more about the case, Jordan Davis: Download Jet and Rolling Stone Magazine Articles, Michael Dunn on Myspace: Learn More About Jordan Daviss Killer. A hapless witness, she herself dodged. Relatives. At the time of the . February 10, 2014 After a shaken Ms. Rouer got back inside the car, Mr. Dunn pulled out of the gas station and drove to the hotel where the two spent the night as planned. We represent the family of Jordan Davis and these letters were made public as evidence in the criminal case. One of those men, 17-year-old Jordan Davis, died that night - a fact Rouer didn't learn about until the next morning. He said his family engaged in a letter writing campaign to Congress and Governor Scott over the local corruption surrounding his arrest ad detainment. First Coast News has successfully fought for your access to these documents and we'll bring you more exclusive content on Thursday night at 8 p.m. during our special, Michael Dunn, fatal encounter. The trial will resume Monday. Tears streamed down Rhonda Rouer's face and her voice shook as she recounted before jurors for a second time the day Michael Dunn shot a Jacksonville teen. He compares himself to My Cousin Vinnie and how he has a foolproof case. Siniscal told defense attorneys Dunn showed no resistance or violence at the time of his arrest. It was life or death.. The state called 27 witnesses in the trial, including the young men in the SUV with Jordan Davis and Dunn's then-fiance Rhonda Rouer, who was also there. When Rouer got in the vehicle, she testified, she saw Dunn put a gun back in the glovebox. Despite claiming he doesnt use the word thug, he calls Ron Davis the daddy of the thug. He also talks about the Bible and then brings up the 3 thugs in the SUV and calls it a rotten culture. He wants white jurors as hed rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6.. [7], The shooting of Jordan Davis took place in Jacksonville in Duval County. Zimmerman's acquittal happened in the summer of 2013, between Dunn's first trial, which ended in a partial verdict, and his second trial in the fall, when the jury convicted him of first degree murder. Rouer may return again. The trial is expected to be turned over to the jury on Wednesday after closing statements. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. 7 Likes, 0 Comments - Rhonda Sunshine Miller (@artateher_sunshine) on Instagram: "The best thing that ever happened to me #therapy" [9][12] The front seat passenger, Tevin Thompson, initially complied and turned the volume down, but Jordan Davis requested the volume be turned back up. These letters were written by Michael Dunn in jail and show a different side than you heard from him and his lawyers. He ordered her in the car and the two sped away, heading to their hotel. H.S., Torrington, CT and Vero Beach Senior High, graduating in the class of 1983. July 3, 2013 - Letter to Cousin His mother and father retained Cory Strolla, his defense lawyer for him, and Dunn liked to complain about him. Dunn had had three or four rum and cokes, and a few sips of champagne, she said. 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. The day began with early morning controversy over disparaging remarks reportedly made by a juror about State Attorney Angela Corey. 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. "I'd never seen him like that," she said. Defense lawyers pressed Musser about his failure to search the adjacent parking lot at the Gate the night of the shooting, and also asked him why the interviews with Davis' three friends the night of the shooting weren't videotaped. The documentary, directed by Marc Silver, explores the shooting, the trial, and Florida's Stand Your Ground laws. Kuritz says he's seen letters like this one before and believes it can be used against Dunn at trial. I could look down at this beautiful child and be like f everything, I dont care about anything else other than this baby. And youll never see me again. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Check here, Be the first one to comment on this story. His threats and actions left no doubt in my mind that it was firearm. He's been with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for about 10 years, a homicide detective for five. They also said the police had failed to thoroughly search the surrounding area, including trash bins close to the parking lot. Action News Jax facebook feed(Opens a new window), Action News Jax twitter feed(Opens a new window), Action News Jax youtube feed(Opens a new window), Related: Jordan's Friends Take Stand in Day 2, live gavel-to-gavel coverage on ActionNewsJax.com, Florida Senator proposes bill to cancel Democratic Party in state, Bartram Trail High School girls lacrosse player denied NIL opportunity, FHP: Man dies after FDOT Road Ranger rear-ends truck, pushes him over edge of Buckman Bridge, PCSO: No charges in case of mail carrier mauled by 5 dogs, Its a monumental win: Newly approved legislation increases required age to work in strip clubs. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. Follow Rhema Thompson on Twitter@RhemaThompson. Your login session has expired. Dunn has also pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted murder for firing at three of Davis friends. 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