1 00:01:00,310 --> 00:01:02,561 As EMTs rush the man to the hospital, 2 00:01:02,562 --> 00:01:04,690 officers secure the area... 3 00:01:08,110 --> 00:01:09,777 And find a second victim 4 00:01:09,778 --> 00:01:12,239 in the front parking lot, shot dead. 5 00:01:16,201 --> 00:01:18,536 For those most affected by a homicide, 6 00:01:18,537 --> 00:01:21,998 the first 48 is just the beginning. 7 00:01:21,999 --> 00:01:23,124 He was laying on his chest 8 00:01:23,125 --> 00:01:24,875 like he was asleep. 9 00:01:24,876 --> 00:01:27,295 I guess when I saw the yellow tape, I already knew. 10 00:01:27,296 --> 00:01:29,839 I found myself bawling in the corner 11 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,341 and crying on the floor in disbelief. 12 00:01:32,342 --> 00:01:35,011 This is the story of the fight for justice... 13 00:01:35,012 --> 00:01:36,971 We've got a hostile witness 14 00:01:36,972 --> 00:01:39,974 willing to change their story for the defendant. 15 00:01:39,975 --> 00:01:43,352 I don't wanna hold you in contempt of court, but I will. 16 00:01:43,353 --> 00:01:47,398 In the weeks, months, and years... 17 00:01:47,399 --> 00:01:49,984 I don't know if we're gonna be able to prove this case. 18 00:01:49,985 --> 00:01:53,029 After the first 48. 19 00:01:57,826 --> 00:02:01,829 I was born and raised here in Gwinnett. 20 00:02:01,830 --> 00:02:04,123 Something just steered me towards policing, 21 00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:07,209 and I kind of rolled with it. 22 00:02:07,210 --> 00:02:10,755 At the time of this case, I had been in Homicide for 30 days. 23 00:02:10,756 --> 00:02:14,133 When you add on that it was my very first homicide case, 24 00:02:14,134 --> 00:02:16,344 it's very overwhelming. 25 00:02:16,345 --> 00:02:18,888 One of the most motivating factors for me 26 00:02:18,889 --> 00:02:20,681 is the victim's family. 27 00:02:20,682 --> 00:02:23,351 I don't want to let them down. 28 00:02:32,319 --> 00:02:35,237 The incident location was actually in the far back right. 29 00:02:35,238 --> 00:02:37,198 I noticed that there was crime scene tape 30 00:02:37,199 --> 00:02:39,700 that was blocking off large portions 31 00:02:39,701 --> 00:02:41,118 of the apartment complex. 32 00:02:41,119 --> 00:02:45,373 There was a large line of residents of that building 33 00:02:45,374 --> 00:02:47,501 and then nearby buildings coming to see what's going on. 34 00:02:47,626 --> 00:02:49,377 It was a massive scene. 35 00:02:49,378 --> 00:02:51,587 Sirens everywhere, medical units there, 36 00:02:51,588 --> 00:02:52,963 the fire department there. 37 00:02:52,964 --> 00:02:54,341 It's definitely overwhelming, 38 00:02:54,466 --> 00:02:55,591 even for experienced detectives. 39 00:02:55,592 --> 00:02:59,512 But you have to stay focused. 40 00:02:59,513 --> 00:03:01,931 Right now we have two people that are shot. 41 00:03:01,932 --> 00:03:04,016 One is deceased. 42 00:03:04,017 --> 00:03:07,228 One is in critical condition right now. 43 00:03:07,229 --> 00:03:08,854 Male with gunshot wounds. 44 00:03:08,855 --> 00:03:10,898 He was found along the fence line 45 00:03:10,899 --> 00:03:14,944 of the property right on the other side of the complex here. 46 00:03:14,945 --> 00:03:16,946 17-year-old Jamar Quarles 47 00:03:16,947 --> 00:03:19,365 was rushed into surgery after being shot 48 00:03:19,366 --> 00:03:21,117 in the face and chest. 49 00:03:21,118 --> 00:03:23,327 We don't know if he's gonna make it or not. 50 00:03:23,328 --> 00:03:26,414 In the area that Jamar was located at, 51 00:03:26,415 --> 00:03:30,793 we found his clothing, some shoes, and then a ski mask. 52 00:03:34,256 --> 00:03:35,965 That's the deceased? 53 00:03:35,966 --> 00:03:39,093 Yeah. Kapri is his name. 54 00:03:39,094 --> 00:03:41,262 29-year-old Kapri Ward 55 00:03:41,263 --> 00:03:43,764 attended Wheeler High School in Cobb County 56 00:03:43,765 --> 00:03:48,936 and was an assistant manager at a local pizzeria. 57 00:03:48,937 --> 00:03:51,772 Kapri lived with his mother, stepfather, 58 00:03:51,773 --> 00:03:55,109 and two step-siblings in an apartment of the complex. 59 00:03:57,571 --> 00:04:00,781 Got shot in basically the middle chest. 60 00:04:04,661 --> 00:04:07,455 Just 10 yards from Kapri's body... 61 00:04:07,456 --> 00:04:09,707 At the scene was a dark colored sedan 62 00:04:09,708 --> 00:04:14,128 backed into a parking spot just in front of the building. 63 00:04:14,129 --> 00:04:17,131 Blood on the interior door. 64 00:04:20,343 --> 00:04:25,097 And there's a nice big blood stain on the seat. 65 00:04:25,098 --> 00:04:26,849 First responders found 66 00:04:26,850 --> 00:04:29,310 two cell phones inside of the car. 67 00:04:29,311 --> 00:04:31,353 Keys were left in the car. 68 00:04:31,354 --> 00:04:32,730 At this point, we don't know 69 00:04:32,731 --> 00:04:34,482 who the killer is, but we know this car 70 00:04:34,483 --> 00:04:36,108 played a role in it. 71 00:04:36,109 --> 00:04:39,403 This was our first really big lead in the case. 72 00:04:39,404 --> 00:04:42,281 What was told to us, there was at least two, 73 00:04:42,282 --> 00:04:44,033 possibly three other males. 74 00:04:44,034 --> 00:04:46,243 A witness saw individuals 75 00:04:46,244 --> 00:04:49,288 scale the fence where Jamal Quarles was found 76 00:04:49,289 --> 00:04:51,749 and then flee the scene. 77 00:04:51,750 --> 00:04:53,667 There's shell casings and everything up there. 78 00:04:53,668 --> 00:04:55,002 OK. 79 00:04:55,003 --> 00:04:57,129 We found one firearm 80 00:04:57,130 --> 00:05:00,758 at the base of the stairway of Kapri's building. 81 00:05:00,759 --> 00:05:04,220 Rounds on the stairs coming up. 82 00:05:04,221 --> 00:05:06,138 There are two 9-millimeter shell casings 83 00:05:06,139 --> 00:05:09,099 on the stairs. 84 00:05:09,100 --> 00:05:11,852 There's quite a few shell casings up here. 85 00:05:11,853 --> 00:05:14,313 And 16 more on the landing 86 00:05:14,314 --> 00:05:16,565 outside of Kapri's apartment. 87 00:05:16,566 --> 00:05:17,900 They're all 9-millimeter, 88 00:05:17,901 --> 00:05:19,902 but they're all different brands. 89 00:05:19,903 --> 00:05:24,365 We observed what appeared to be a firearm attachment 90 00:05:24,366 --> 00:05:28,620 that emits a visible laser that helps with aiming. 91 00:05:28,745 --> 00:05:30,079 There's defects all over the place. 92 00:05:33,041 --> 00:05:34,166 On that door right there. 93 00:05:37,838 --> 00:05:39,922 We had projectiles going 94 00:05:39,923 --> 00:05:41,757 into one corner of the breezeway 95 00:05:41,758 --> 00:05:43,425 and further down on the other side. 96 00:05:43,426 --> 00:05:45,469 The angle in which the projectiles 97 00:05:45,470 --> 00:05:49,098 were actually going into the walls showed me that 98 00:05:49,099 --> 00:05:52,268 two individuals, at minimum, were on that stairwell 99 00:05:52,269 --> 00:05:53,894 shooting at each other. 100 00:05:53,895 --> 00:05:54,813 It could have been the victim that was sent 101 00:05:55,146 --> 00:05:56,313 to the hospital was the one that shot 102 00:05:56,314 --> 00:05:57,857 the decedent, and vice versa. 103 00:05:57,858 --> 00:06:00,109 Now, why they did it we still don't know. 104 00:06:01,862 --> 00:06:03,070 We gotta go interview 105 00:06:03,071 --> 00:06:04,905 the victim's family right now. 106 00:06:06,533 --> 00:06:07,826 Are you Mr. Ward's father? 107 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:10,578 Stepfather. OK. 108 00:06:10,579 --> 00:06:12,079 My children came in. 109 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:13,914 My daughter was crying. 110 00:06:13,915 --> 00:06:16,125 They said Kapri was on the ground. 111 00:06:16,126 --> 00:06:18,210 I ran downstairs. I saw him on the ground. 112 00:06:18,211 --> 00:06:23,048 And Kapri was laying on his chest like he was asleep. 113 00:06:23,049 --> 00:06:25,968 So I wanted to pick him up so bad. 114 00:06:25,969 --> 00:06:28,721 I guess when I saw the yellow tape, I already knew, 115 00:06:28,722 --> 00:06:31,849 but I was fighting it. 116 00:06:31,850 --> 00:06:33,559 Does he normally take his pistol 117 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:34,644 with him wherever he goes? 118 00:06:43,612 --> 00:06:45,613 Kapri served time for misdemeanors 119 00:06:45,614 --> 00:06:48,366 and was released just six months ago. 120 00:06:49,784 --> 00:06:51,202 You said that he does sell dope? 121 00:06:53,997 --> 00:06:55,664 Learning that Kapri sold weed 122 00:06:55,665 --> 00:06:59,001 gave us an idea as to why maybe this happened to him. 123 00:06:59,002 --> 00:07:00,127 Right off the top of our head, 124 00:07:00,128 --> 00:07:02,504 probably a drug deal gone bad. 125 00:07:02,505 --> 00:07:03,589 Thank you, sir. 126 00:07:07,510 --> 00:07:09,386 Hey, mind if we step in just for a second? 127 00:07:09,387 --> 00:07:12,514 Daniel and Dorminy speak with Kapri's mother. 128 00:07:12,515 --> 00:07:13,850 Where was he today? 129 00:07:21,358 --> 00:07:23,360 OK, so he left at 6:00, and he was going where? 130 00:07:34,287 --> 00:07:36,038 Sure. 131 00:07:36,039 --> 00:07:37,706 All this stuff is going on around me. 132 00:07:37,707 --> 00:07:39,458 All these people are in my house, like detectives, 133 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:41,460 asking me a bunch of questions. 134 00:07:41,461 --> 00:07:44,171 And that's when I looked over to the gentleman and I asked, 135 00:07:44,172 --> 00:07:45,714 is my son gone? 136 00:07:45,715 --> 00:07:49,134 And he looked at me and he was like, yeah. 137 00:07:49,135 --> 00:07:50,678 And I was like, OK. 138 00:07:50,679 --> 00:07:52,305 I believe it was shock. 139 00:07:56,017 --> 00:07:58,352 After that initial reaction, 140 00:07:58,353 --> 00:08:00,187 I kind of fell apart. 141 00:08:00,188 --> 00:08:01,981 I found myself bawling in the corner 142 00:08:02,107 --> 00:08:04,817 and crying on the floor in disbelief. 143 00:08:06,653 --> 00:08:09,071 Five hours into the investigation... 144 00:08:09,072 --> 00:08:10,489 So what's the update 145 00:08:10,490 --> 00:08:12,700 on the victim at the hospital? 146 00:08:12,701 --> 00:08:16,912 Jamar Quarles is out of surgery. 147 00:08:16,913 --> 00:08:19,498 Doctor said he's pretty critical. 148 00:08:21,334 --> 00:08:25,587 He got shot in his right cheek, and it got stuck right here. 149 00:08:25,588 --> 00:08:29,883 And then got shot in, basically, the middle chest, 150 00:08:29,884 --> 00:08:36,264 and it hit his liver and collapsed his right lung. 151 00:08:36,265 --> 00:08:37,766 I talked to Mom. 152 00:08:37,767 --> 00:08:42,146 She says they didn't know he was down here in Atlanta. 153 00:08:42,147 --> 00:08:46,108 Detective Casey spoke with Jamar Quarles's mom, 154 00:08:46,109 --> 00:08:48,820 who informed him that she was in Memphis 155 00:08:48,945 --> 00:08:50,696 where she and Jamar lived. 156 00:08:50,697 --> 00:08:52,364 But after hearing of her son's injuries, 157 00:08:52,365 --> 00:08:55,075 she would be headed down to Gwinnett County. 158 00:08:55,076 --> 00:08:57,578 I think our next step is to go figure out why this car 159 00:08:57,579 --> 00:09:00,582 is here with blood in it. 160 00:09:00,707 --> 00:09:01,708 Detective Carter and I, 161 00:09:02,042 --> 00:09:03,460 we stayed there well into the late morning hours 162 00:09:03,585 --> 00:09:04,668 as light was coming up. 163 00:09:04,669 --> 00:09:05,795 We were gonna impound this vehicle 164 00:09:06,171 --> 00:09:08,255 and send it to the Gwinnett County Police Department. 165 00:09:08,256 --> 00:09:11,383 And then that's when the case took another turn. 166 00:09:11,384 --> 00:09:13,093 Hey, this is Detective Carter. 167 00:09:13,094 --> 00:09:15,763 A call comes in from dispatch. 168 00:09:15,764 --> 00:09:17,264 I'm sorry, can you-- my phone went out for a second. 169 00:09:17,265 --> 00:09:18,349 What did you say? 170 00:09:22,604 --> 00:09:24,104 The car's not here anymore, 171 00:09:24,105 --> 00:09:26,398 but I can find out for you. 172 00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:27,275 You were driving, though? 173 00:09:28,443 --> 00:09:29,693 OK. 174 00:09:29,694 --> 00:09:30,736 I can't believe this guy's calling. 175 00:09:30,737 --> 00:09:32,196 This is like a gift from God. 176 00:09:32,197 --> 00:09:34,490 We're not calling them. He's calling us. 177 00:09:34,491 --> 00:09:36,034 We should be over there in a bit. 178 00:09:37,494 --> 00:09:39,286 Aaron Todd. 179 00:09:39,287 --> 00:09:40,621 He's not the owner of the car, but he drives the car 180 00:09:40,622 --> 00:09:42,247 that was impounded and had all the blood in it. 181 00:09:42,248 --> 00:09:45,125 So we gotta go get his side of the story. 182 00:09:45,126 --> 00:09:47,544 Now we have an individual 183 00:09:47,545 --> 00:09:51,465 that has identified himself and put himself at the scene. 184 00:09:51,466 --> 00:09:55,261 That's a big piece to this giant unsolved puzzle. 185 00:09:55,386 --> 00:09:57,096 You're thinking, is this guy gonna say, you know what, 186 00:09:57,097 --> 00:09:58,514 maybe this wasn't a good idea. 187 00:09:58,515 --> 00:09:59,765 And before we can put it in park 188 00:09:59,766 --> 00:10:00,558 and get out of the car, he's gone. 189 00:10:08,108 --> 00:10:09,733 This is a magnet that Kapri 190 00:10:09,734 --> 00:10:12,361 had placed on the refrigerator. 191 00:10:12,362 --> 00:10:15,405 I believe Kapri wrote this to stay focused. 192 00:10:15,406 --> 00:10:17,282 This is beautiful. 193 00:10:17,283 --> 00:10:19,785 This is gonna stay with me till the day I die. 194 00:10:19,786 --> 00:10:23,330 Kapri came home from jail January 2021. 195 00:10:23,331 --> 00:10:26,458 While he was away, he wrote letters. 196 00:10:26,459 --> 00:10:28,669 He made a list of all the things 197 00:10:28,670 --> 00:10:31,255 that he wanted to pursue when he came home. 198 00:10:31,256 --> 00:10:34,716 He was determined to fulfill that list. 199 00:10:34,717 --> 00:10:36,552 That very first week he came home, 200 00:10:36,553 --> 00:10:40,180 I'll never forget, he said, Ma, I need to look for a job. 201 00:10:40,181 --> 00:10:45,477 I swear to you, he got the job that same day. 202 00:10:45,478 --> 00:10:47,771 That's him with his car. 203 00:10:47,772 --> 00:10:51,817 He bought this car with his own money. 204 00:10:51,818 --> 00:10:53,986 We were so proud of him. 205 00:10:53,987 --> 00:10:56,238 No matter what it was that he was ever gonna pursue 206 00:10:56,239 --> 00:10:58,323 in life, he was gonna be very good at it, 207 00:10:58,324 --> 00:10:59,867 and he would be the leader at it. 208 00:10:59,868 --> 00:11:02,035 He just had that spirit about him. 209 00:11:04,164 --> 00:11:06,290 Only had six months to spend with him, 210 00:11:06,291 --> 00:11:09,001 and I'm thankful for those six months 211 00:11:09,002 --> 00:11:14,506 as I watched my son become the man that I wanted him to be. 212 00:11:14,507 --> 00:11:16,842 And I'm thankful for that. 213 00:11:32,442 --> 00:11:35,194 Six hours into the investigation, 214 00:11:35,195 --> 00:11:37,529 Carter and Dorminy head over to meet the driver of the car 215 00:11:37,530 --> 00:11:40,199 found at the crime scene. 216 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,951 Me and Detective Carter drove to where he wanted to meet us. 217 00:11:42,952 --> 00:11:44,995 It turned out that he was staying at a friend's house. 218 00:11:44,996 --> 00:11:47,206 That's gonna be him. Aaron? 219 00:11:53,379 --> 00:11:54,589 You tell us. 220 00:12:00,220 --> 00:12:01,179 What's his name? 221 00:12:02,889 --> 00:12:04,723 He told them that he had picked up 222 00:12:04,724 --> 00:12:08,061 an individual named Woo and dropped him off at a park 223 00:12:08,186 --> 00:12:10,145 and hadn't seen Woo since then. 224 00:12:10,146 --> 00:12:11,856 You got Woo's number? 225 00:12:15,944 --> 00:12:17,403 That's Woo's number? 226 00:12:19,322 --> 00:12:22,407 Carter finds another contact in his phone. 227 00:12:22,408 --> 00:12:23,909 Detective Carter noticed 228 00:12:23,910 --> 00:12:28,455 there was some previous text message and phone calls 229 00:12:28,456 --> 00:12:32,626 with a individual saved in the phone as Plug Bean Zaza. 230 00:12:32,627 --> 00:12:35,671 The word plug in and of itself tells us that 231 00:12:35,672 --> 00:12:41,051 that is likely going to be a marijuana or drug dealer. 232 00:12:41,052 --> 00:12:42,720 Do you buy from anybody in there? 233 00:12:46,933 --> 00:12:48,934 So basically, there was a shootout last night. 234 00:12:48,935 --> 00:12:50,769 The reason your car was towed 'cause there's blood 235 00:12:50,770 --> 00:12:51,729 all in your car. 236 00:12:53,147 --> 00:12:54,481 Yeah. 237 00:12:54,482 --> 00:12:55,900 He jumped back. He was aghast. 238 00:12:56,025 --> 00:12:57,150 His mouth opened up. 239 00:12:57,151 --> 00:12:58,151 What? 240 00:12:58,152 --> 00:12:59,445 Who put the blood in the car? 241 00:13:02,699 --> 00:13:04,199 He was not shocked at the homicide, 242 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:05,368 but shocked that there's blood in the car? 243 00:13:15,461 --> 00:13:16,837 So they're gonna go collect DNA 244 00:13:16,838 --> 00:13:18,088 and all that other stuff. 245 00:13:18,089 --> 00:13:19,923 As soon as it's done, I'll give you a call. 246 00:13:19,924 --> 00:13:21,591 We have an individual 247 00:13:21,592 --> 00:13:22,926 who has admitted to bringing somebody 248 00:13:22,927 --> 00:13:26,054 named Woo back from Memphis with him. 249 00:13:26,055 --> 00:13:29,766 Now, whether Woo was Jamar Quarles or another individual, 250 00:13:29,767 --> 00:13:33,020 we weren't sure, but we now have a connection with Memphis. 251 00:13:39,402 --> 00:13:42,946 11 hours into the investigation... 252 00:13:42,947 --> 00:13:44,322 Again, thank you for coming up here. 253 00:13:44,323 --> 00:13:46,366 I know you're going through a lot. 254 00:13:46,367 --> 00:13:48,535 Detective Randy Blackburn 255 00:13:48,536 --> 00:13:50,871 interviews the mother of the surviving victim, 256 00:13:50,872 --> 00:13:54,499 Jamar Quarles, and she has just arrived from Memphis. 257 00:13:54,500 --> 00:13:56,626 So right now, your son can't talk to us 258 00:13:56,627 --> 00:13:57,961 and tell us what happened, 259 00:13:57,962 --> 00:13:59,713 so that's why we brought you here. 260 00:13:59,714 --> 00:14:01,840 So let's just first start out. 261 00:14:01,841 --> 00:14:04,469 When did Jamar leave Memphis to come to Georgia? 262 00:14:05,428 --> 00:14:07,387 She says Jamar was staying 263 00:14:07,388 --> 00:14:08,847 with his grandmother in Memphis 264 00:14:08,848 --> 00:14:10,640 while she was out of town. 265 00:14:10,641 --> 00:14:11,726 You said that he was going back and forth 266 00:14:12,018 --> 00:14:14,227 to a friend's house when you left for Vegas. 267 00:14:14,228 --> 00:14:15,270 Who's his friend? 268 00:14:21,819 --> 00:14:23,487 She said Jamar has a friend 269 00:14:23,488 --> 00:14:24,654 named Woo that lives down the street 270 00:14:24,655 --> 00:14:26,531 from where we live in Memphis. 271 00:14:26,532 --> 00:14:29,201 Aaron Todd said he brought somebody back from Memphis, 272 00:14:29,202 --> 00:14:30,994 and his name was Woo. 273 00:14:30,995 --> 00:14:32,370 So all the dots are being connected. 274 00:14:34,248 --> 00:14:36,626 And we don't know Woo's real name? 275 00:14:38,127 --> 00:14:39,212 You have his social media? 276 00:14:41,005 --> 00:14:42,882 That's it? 277 00:14:43,633 --> 00:14:46,760 I'll get you back to the hospital, OK? 278 00:14:46,761 --> 00:14:50,013 We'll see what we can come up with this. 279 00:14:50,014 --> 00:14:51,932 There we go. 280 00:14:51,933 --> 00:14:53,892 Just 16 years old, 281 00:14:53,893 --> 00:14:56,603 Woo lives with his mother and younger brother in Memphis. 282 00:14:56,604 --> 00:14:58,855 We know that Jamar is from Memphis, 283 00:14:58,856 --> 00:15:01,316 and he is connected with Woo, 284 00:15:01,317 --> 00:15:03,902 who is also friends with Aaron Todd. 285 00:15:03,903 --> 00:15:06,905 He was withholding some information from us. 286 00:15:06,906 --> 00:15:08,990 Hey, this is Detective Carter. 287 00:15:08,991 --> 00:15:12,202 We had come up with a plan to get them 288 00:15:12,203 --> 00:15:16,289 into police headquarters to speak with us by telling him 289 00:15:16,290 --> 00:15:19,417 that he could come up here and sit around for once 290 00:15:19,418 --> 00:15:21,628 we got done processing his car. 291 00:15:21,629 --> 00:15:22,587 Thank you. 292 00:15:24,841 --> 00:15:26,299 But we didn't tell him that 293 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:28,802 while you're waiting, we're gonna have a chat. 294 00:15:34,642 --> 00:15:36,143 This case was a very complex case, 295 00:15:36,144 --> 00:15:38,436 a very complicated first case. 296 00:15:38,437 --> 00:15:42,315 And Detective Daniel was on the right track, without a doubt. 297 00:15:44,735 --> 00:15:46,236 Hey. 298 00:15:46,237 --> 00:15:47,946 But we still had some holes 299 00:15:47,947 --> 00:15:49,865 that needed to be filled. 300 00:15:49,866 --> 00:15:51,783 He has questions. You know what I'm saying? 301 00:15:51,784 --> 00:15:53,368 OK. 302 00:15:53,369 --> 00:15:59,124 Well, I've got an issue with what happened last night. 303 00:15:59,125 --> 00:16:03,170 The other dude that's critically injured, 304 00:16:03,171 --> 00:16:06,339 he just happens to be from Memphis, Tennessee. 305 00:16:06,340 --> 00:16:09,217 And I think you know who it is. 306 00:16:09,218 --> 00:16:13,763 I think something went wrong last night 307 00:16:13,764 --> 00:16:15,807 and you may not have been involved, 308 00:16:15,808 --> 00:16:19,061 but you know what happened, because it's not a coincidence 309 00:16:19,187 --> 00:16:20,520 that he's from Memphis. 310 00:16:30,156 --> 00:16:31,698 Mm-hmm. Yeah. 311 00:16:31,699 --> 00:16:33,366 Aaron Todd told us that Plug Bean Zaza 312 00:16:33,367 --> 00:16:35,452 in his phone was actually Kapri Ward. 313 00:16:35,453 --> 00:16:38,872 And he told us, yes, I know Kapri. 314 00:16:38,873 --> 00:16:40,333 I've bought marijuana from him. 315 00:16:52,470 --> 00:16:56,014 He claims that Woo had the idea to rob Kapri 316 00:16:56,015 --> 00:16:58,476 after staying in Gwinnett County last summer. 317 00:17:11,030 --> 00:17:12,280 OK, so who are the other two friends 318 00:17:12,281 --> 00:17:13,406 you said you brought back? 319 00:17:22,375 --> 00:17:24,209 Junior? 320 00:17:24,210 --> 00:17:25,376 He admitted to going to Memphis 321 00:17:25,377 --> 00:17:28,004 and picking up an individual named Woo, 322 00:17:28,005 --> 00:17:29,548 an individual he called Murk, 323 00:17:29,549 --> 00:17:31,383 and then a third individual, Junior, 324 00:17:31,384 --> 00:17:33,718 which was good information, 325 00:17:33,719 --> 00:17:35,637 but we're trying to piece together 326 00:17:35,638 --> 00:17:37,390 the timeline and a motive. 327 00:17:46,065 --> 00:17:48,024 He says Woo, Murk, and Junior 328 00:17:48,025 --> 00:17:49,735 wanted to rob someone... 329 00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:55,658 And that they went to a hotel. 330 00:18:02,915 --> 00:18:05,041 OK. 331 00:18:05,042 --> 00:18:07,335 If there's anything else you need to tell me, 332 00:18:07,336 --> 00:18:10,338 we need to talk about it right now, OK? 333 00:18:10,339 --> 00:18:12,424 His body language was just off 334 00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:13,550 for people telling the truth. 335 00:18:13,551 --> 00:18:15,885 I think Aaron's lying, 336 00:18:15,886 --> 00:18:18,680 and there's more that needs to be dug up here, 337 00:18:18,681 --> 00:18:22,059 so I kind of pressed in on him hard. 338 00:18:22,184 --> 00:18:27,564 This is your chance to be either a witness or a suspect. 339 00:18:34,113 --> 00:18:35,406 You were supposed to be the getaway driver, weren't you? 340 00:18:39,493 --> 00:18:41,786 18 hours into the investigation... 341 00:18:41,787 --> 00:18:43,913 Aaron finally admitted to being involved, 342 00:18:43,914 --> 00:18:47,751 but we needed him to tell us the full facts 343 00:18:47,752 --> 00:18:49,794 of what happened. 344 00:18:49,795 --> 00:18:52,131 So start from the beginning with the truth. 345 00:18:55,551 --> 00:18:58,762 He says that Woo, Jamar, and Junior 346 00:18:58,763 --> 00:19:00,805 all rode with him to the apartment complex, 347 00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:03,142 and they sat in his car in the parking lot. 348 00:19:16,364 --> 00:19:18,198 OK, so what happens when he gets out the car? 349 00:19:18,199 --> 00:19:19,533 Explain everyone's movement. 350 00:19:32,296 --> 00:19:33,881 Mock? Jamal? 351 00:19:35,883 --> 00:19:38,677 He now admits that the plan was for Jamar and Woo 352 00:19:38,678 --> 00:19:41,805 to rob Kapri as he was walking up to his apartment. 353 00:19:41,806 --> 00:19:44,641 The individual he called Murk was identified 354 00:19:44,642 --> 00:19:47,394 as Jamar Quarles, which was important 355 00:19:47,395 --> 00:19:50,522 as far as finding the other individuals involved. 356 00:19:50,523 --> 00:19:52,399 Everything's coming together, and Aaron Todd 357 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,235 is the one that is filling in the blanks for us. 358 00:20:15,756 --> 00:20:18,717 I have no doubt that Aaron Todd was shocked 359 00:20:18,718 --> 00:20:21,010 when he heard gunshots coming from that breezeway, 360 00:20:21,011 --> 00:20:23,596 and panic immediately set in, because he's not stupid. 361 00:20:23,597 --> 00:20:24,848 He knows what happened. 362 00:20:24,849 --> 00:20:26,391 Either his friends got shot, 363 00:20:26,392 --> 00:20:28,518 or the victim got shot, or both got shot. 364 00:20:28,519 --> 00:20:31,396 And I think there was this small piece 365 00:20:31,397 --> 00:20:33,398 of conscience telling him 366 00:20:33,399 --> 00:20:35,442 to just come out and tell the truth. 367 00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:38,528 So there's blood in your back seat. 368 00:20:38,529 --> 00:20:40,531 I'm curious as to how it got there. 369 00:20:54,086 --> 00:20:55,171 Who had the gun? 370 00:20:58,549 --> 00:20:59,717 Where are they at right now? 371 00:21:08,434 --> 00:21:10,435 Give us one second, OK? 372 00:21:10,436 --> 00:21:12,520 In Aaron's mind during the interview, 373 00:21:12,521 --> 00:21:15,231 he didn't pull the trigger of any of those firearms. 374 00:21:15,232 --> 00:21:18,151 In his mind, he had no involvement whatsoever. 375 00:21:22,114 --> 00:21:23,406 And because of that, 376 00:21:23,407 --> 00:21:25,575 he was trying to help the investigation 377 00:21:25,576 --> 00:21:28,454 and identify those responsible. 378 00:21:30,956 --> 00:21:33,374 However, when you conspire 379 00:21:33,375 --> 00:21:36,836 to commit a robbery, even just the planning portion of it, 380 00:21:36,837 --> 00:21:40,256 it's considered party to a crime. 381 00:21:40,257 --> 00:21:43,510 So right now, you're gonna be placed under arrest, OK? 382 00:21:43,511 --> 00:21:46,263 Based on Aaron Todd's own admittance, 383 00:21:46,388 --> 00:21:49,474 he was charged with aggravated assault and felony murder. 384 00:21:49,475 --> 00:21:52,185 Based on the information he provided to us, 385 00:21:52,186 --> 00:21:56,105 we had enough at that time to charge Woo for also 386 00:21:56,106 --> 00:21:58,274 aggravated assault, felony murder. 387 00:21:58,275 --> 00:22:00,360 We already knew who Jamar Quarles was, 388 00:22:00,361 --> 00:22:03,446 but we were still working on the identity 389 00:22:03,447 --> 00:22:05,281 of Junior at that time. 390 00:22:08,911 --> 00:22:09,953 All right. Bye-bye. 391 00:22:12,122 --> 00:22:14,791 According to the hospital staff, 392 00:22:14,792 --> 00:22:16,835 Jamar's still considered critical. 393 00:22:16,836 --> 00:22:19,963 He was brought out of sedation, and apparently 394 00:22:19,964 --> 00:22:22,715 he didn't do too well, so they had to put him back under. 395 00:22:22,716 --> 00:22:26,052 And unfortunately, this is really impactful 396 00:22:26,053 --> 00:22:27,637 on the investigation, 397 00:22:27,638 --> 00:22:29,597 because you can't get information from somebody 398 00:22:29,598 --> 00:22:30,807 that can't talk to you. 399 00:22:47,283 --> 00:22:49,200 Six days later... 400 00:22:49,201 --> 00:22:51,035 This is Detective Daniel. 401 00:22:51,036 --> 00:22:54,455 Daniel gets news from the hospital about Jamar. 402 00:22:54,456 --> 00:22:57,501 All right. Thanks. 403 00:22:57,626 --> 00:23:01,379 So his mom basically found out that her son got shot 404 00:23:01,380 --> 00:23:05,466 over an armed robbery and immediately 405 00:23:05,467 --> 00:23:07,385 went to the hospital and pulled him out of the hospital 406 00:23:07,386 --> 00:23:08,720 against medical advice. 407 00:23:11,390 --> 00:23:12,682 Innocent people don't run. 408 00:23:12,683 --> 00:23:13,808 Nope. 409 00:23:13,809 --> 00:23:16,394 We never said that we believe your son 410 00:23:16,395 --> 00:23:18,646 to be a suspect in this, 411 00:23:18,647 --> 00:23:21,482 but Jamar is involved in this to an extent 412 00:23:21,483 --> 00:23:23,693 that even his mom knows it. 413 00:23:23,694 --> 00:23:27,030 And he has a three hour head start on us. 414 00:23:33,579 --> 00:23:35,705 So Mom goes and pulls him out of the hospital 415 00:23:35,706 --> 00:23:38,124 and runs back to Memphis. 416 00:23:38,125 --> 00:23:39,751 That's where they had family. 417 00:23:39,752 --> 00:23:42,086 That's where they knew that they could lay low. 418 00:23:42,087 --> 00:23:43,922 It's always important to get every side, 419 00:23:43,923 --> 00:23:45,882 every person's story. 420 00:23:45,883 --> 00:23:49,010 Jamar may be willing to provide more information, 421 00:23:49,011 --> 00:23:52,805 so there was a sense of urgency with locating them 422 00:23:52,806 --> 00:23:55,642 and to identify Junior. 423 00:23:55,643 --> 00:23:58,978 Eight days into the investigation... 424 00:23:58,979 --> 00:24:00,521 All right. I appreciate all the help. 425 00:24:00,522 --> 00:24:01,689 Thank you. 426 00:24:03,484 --> 00:24:04,692 So that was Memphis PD. 427 00:24:04,693 --> 00:24:07,362 They told me that Woo 428 00:24:07,363 --> 00:24:10,698 does have what appears to be a younger brother named Junior. 429 00:24:10,699 --> 00:24:13,534 He's 15 years old. 430 00:24:13,535 --> 00:24:16,079 I'm hoping this is the same individual. 431 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,790 What we'll do is put him in a photo lineup. 432 00:24:18,791 --> 00:24:20,917 We already knew Jamar Quarles was Murk, 433 00:24:20,918 --> 00:24:23,628 based on Aaron Todd's interview and because 434 00:24:23,629 --> 00:24:25,630 he was found at the scene shot. 435 00:24:25,631 --> 00:24:31,135 Aaron Todd and Jamar Quarles' mom helped us identify Woo. 436 00:24:31,136 --> 00:24:33,596 So we really needed Aaron Todd to positively 437 00:24:33,597 --> 00:24:37,016 identify the person who we believed to be Junior. 438 00:24:44,858 --> 00:24:46,275 Several weeks later... 439 00:24:46,276 --> 00:24:48,695 If you could just have a seat right here. 440 00:24:48,696 --> 00:24:50,154 After bonding out of jail, 441 00:24:50,155 --> 00:24:53,241 Aaron Todd arrives with his attorney. 442 00:24:53,242 --> 00:24:54,784 My first meeting with Mr. Todd, 443 00:24:54,785 --> 00:24:56,494 obviously, was very somber. 444 00:24:56,495 --> 00:24:58,955 I could tell this was the most serious thing 445 00:24:58,956 --> 00:25:02,208 that had ever happened to him, and my only advice was, 446 00:25:02,209 --> 00:25:03,376 you have got to be honest. 447 00:25:03,377 --> 00:25:05,878 Mm-hmm? 448 00:25:05,879 --> 00:25:07,423 I'm Detective Jorstad. 449 00:25:07,548 --> 00:25:09,924 Because Aaron Todd only named them off 450 00:25:09,925 --> 00:25:12,135 by nicknames, it's very important 451 00:25:12,136 --> 00:25:14,762 to have him pick those individuals out 452 00:25:14,763 --> 00:25:17,765 of a photographic lineup to further show that 453 00:25:17,766 --> 00:25:20,601 he knows who he's talking about. 454 00:25:20,602 --> 00:25:22,145 I'm gonna read you all-- 455 00:25:22,146 --> 00:25:24,480 this first one we'll look at. 456 00:25:28,485 --> 00:25:32,030 He positively ID's Woo, 457 00:25:32,031 --> 00:25:35,324 Jamar, and Junior 458 00:25:35,325 --> 00:25:38,953 as taking part in attempting to rob Kapri. 459 00:25:38,954 --> 00:25:40,830 Good. Picked them all out. 460 00:25:44,043 --> 00:25:47,253 Right then and there, we had enough probable cause 461 00:25:47,254 --> 00:25:50,798 to swear out arrest warrants against Junior. 462 00:25:50,799 --> 00:25:53,634 I went ahead and contacted the U.S. Marshals 463 00:25:53,635 --> 00:25:57,055 and let them know about the active arrest warrants 464 00:25:57,056 --> 00:25:59,807 for Woo, Jamar, and Junior. 465 00:26:10,027 --> 00:26:12,361 Three months since Kapri's murder... 466 00:26:14,073 --> 00:26:16,032 Gwinnett Homicide. Detective Daniel. 467 00:26:16,033 --> 00:26:17,992 OK, cool. All right. Thank you. 468 00:26:17,993 --> 00:26:21,037 Well, looks like the U.S. Marshals 469 00:26:21,038 --> 00:26:24,290 have arrested all three of my guys up in Memphis. 470 00:26:24,291 --> 00:26:26,167 I immediately called Kapri's mom 471 00:26:26,168 --> 00:26:29,128 and let her know that they had been arrested. 472 00:26:29,129 --> 00:26:31,881 But we were informed that, 473 00:26:31,882 --> 00:26:36,010 based on the ages of the juveniles, 474 00:26:36,011 --> 00:26:37,720 we were not able to interview them 475 00:26:37,721 --> 00:26:40,890 without their legal representation being present. 476 00:26:40,891 --> 00:26:43,267 It didn't bring Kapri back, 477 00:26:43,268 --> 00:26:45,603 but I was so happy they were caught. 478 00:26:45,604 --> 00:26:47,188 Now they're off the streets, 479 00:26:47,189 --> 00:26:50,650 and I want justice to be served. 480 00:26:50,651 --> 00:26:52,068 Now the case can move 481 00:26:52,069 --> 00:26:54,654 into the follow-up investigation 482 00:26:54,655 --> 00:26:55,655 and then prosecution. 483 00:27:03,413 --> 00:27:04,914 All right. 484 00:27:04,915 --> 00:27:06,833 From those who wear the badge to the prosecutors 485 00:27:06,834 --> 00:27:10,753 in the courtroom, we all have that pressure 486 00:27:10,754 --> 00:27:13,214 of making sure that justice is done. 487 00:27:13,215 --> 00:27:16,175 I like to compare it to the starting pitcher in baseball 488 00:27:16,176 --> 00:27:17,426 and the closing pitcher. 489 00:27:17,427 --> 00:27:19,929 It's my job to close the game. 490 00:27:19,930 --> 00:27:22,098 The biggest lead on the case was 491 00:27:22,099 --> 00:27:24,559 a suspect vehicle that was found, 492 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:26,936 and he immediately was interviewed. 493 00:27:26,937 --> 00:27:30,398 His interview explains that he drives up 494 00:27:30,399 --> 00:27:34,277 to the Memphis, Tennessee, area to pick up three people. 495 00:27:34,278 --> 00:27:35,695 Who are our main players? 496 00:27:35,696 --> 00:27:37,738 Aaron Todd identified 497 00:27:37,739 --> 00:27:41,242 Emarion Boyland as one of the people he drove from Tennessee. 498 00:27:41,243 --> 00:27:42,619 That would be Woo. Correct. 499 00:27:42,744 --> 00:27:44,620 One of the defendants, Jamar Quarles, 500 00:27:44,621 --> 00:27:47,081 was found at the crime scene. 501 00:27:47,082 --> 00:27:49,750 Lastly, Aaron Todd says he also picks up 502 00:27:49,751 --> 00:27:53,045 Woo's younger brother, who is Theus Hopson. 503 00:27:53,046 --> 00:27:54,213 Junior, Theus Hopson. 504 00:27:54,214 --> 00:27:55,715 Correct. 505 00:27:55,716 --> 00:27:57,091 I was very concerned about the evidence, 506 00:27:57,092 --> 00:28:00,928 because what we had was Aaron Todd's testimony, 507 00:28:00,929 --> 00:28:03,140 but we needed some other evidence. 508 00:28:03,265 --> 00:28:04,974 Georgia law prohibits 509 00:28:04,975 --> 00:28:06,851 that there be a conviction based 510 00:28:06,852 --> 00:28:08,769 solely upon the accomplice's testimony. 511 00:28:08,770 --> 00:28:10,897 There must be some form of evidence 512 00:28:10,898 --> 00:28:13,900 to corroborate what the testifying witness has to say. 513 00:28:13,901 --> 00:28:18,321 If this is all we have is just Aaron Todd's interview 514 00:28:18,322 --> 00:28:20,156 and we don't have anything else, 515 00:28:20,157 --> 00:28:21,909 I don't know if we're gonna be able to prove this case. 516 00:28:25,370 --> 00:28:27,079 There was a very interesting break 517 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,916 that came after this murder. 518 00:28:29,917 --> 00:28:32,668 When I got the file, I did see a note 519 00:28:32,669 --> 00:28:36,047 that the federal government, through the ATF, 520 00:28:36,048 --> 00:28:38,466 had investigated this case. 521 00:28:38,467 --> 00:28:43,221 A Taurus G2C firearm was recovered 522 00:28:43,347 --> 00:28:45,932 in a completely separate incident. 523 00:28:45,933 --> 00:28:50,770 That Taurus hits as being used in this crime scene. 524 00:28:50,771 --> 00:28:52,396 The Gwinnett County Police Department 525 00:28:52,397 --> 00:28:55,149 responded to a domestic disturbance call. 526 00:28:55,150 --> 00:28:57,401 A firearm was collected. 527 00:28:57,402 --> 00:28:59,987 That firearm actually is linked 528 00:28:59,988 --> 00:29:02,949 to the murder of Kapri Ward. 529 00:29:02,950 --> 00:29:05,993 The next step was, of course, how we were going to connect it 530 00:29:05,994 --> 00:29:08,996 to one of the defendants in this case. 531 00:29:08,997 --> 00:29:11,290 The two cell phones that were found 532 00:29:11,291 --> 00:29:14,794 inside Aaron Todd's vehicle, one of the cell phones 533 00:29:14,795 --> 00:29:18,172 clearly belongs to Jamar Quarles. 534 00:29:18,173 --> 00:29:22,468 There was videos on the cell phone of him 535 00:29:22,469 --> 00:29:27,390 with a face mask holding a Taurus G2C firearm. 536 00:29:27,391 --> 00:29:30,102 Having not only the shell casings match the gun, 537 00:29:30,227 --> 00:29:33,187 but having the video showing that same 538 00:29:33,188 --> 00:29:36,273 or similar looking firearm in that video 539 00:29:36,274 --> 00:29:38,985 certainly was corroborative evidence in this case. 540 00:29:38,986 --> 00:29:42,279 In the case against Theus Hopson, 541 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:45,074 we have Aaron Todd, who identifies 542 00:29:45,075 --> 00:29:47,535 Theus Hopson being at the crime scene 543 00:29:47,536 --> 00:29:49,328 and being involved in this robbery. 544 00:29:49,329 --> 00:29:51,789 But again, even if we could prove he was there, 545 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:53,332 we had the second question. 546 00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:56,043 What was his role in this robbery? 547 00:29:56,044 --> 00:29:57,878 Mere presence is insufficient. 548 00:29:57,879 --> 00:30:00,297 But also Mr. Hopson's DNA was found at the crime scene. 549 00:30:00,298 --> 00:30:01,882 Is that right? 550 00:30:01,883 --> 00:30:04,093 It was found on a piece of a firearm, 551 00:30:04,094 --> 00:30:07,139 a tac laser that was sitting right next 552 00:30:07,264 --> 00:30:10,100 to multiple shell casings. 553 00:30:10,225 --> 00:30:12,727 It showed he was likely one of the shooters. 554 00:30:12,728 --> 00:30:15,063 Jamar Quarles, we had him at the crime scene. 555 00:30:15,188 --> 00:30:19,525 Theus Hopson, we had his DNA on a piece of a firearm. 556 00:30:19,526 --> 00:30:22,821 In the case against Emarion Boyland, 557 00:30:22,946 --> 00:30:25,573 the biggest lead that we found 558 00:30:25,574 --> 00:30:28,701 was another cell phone inside Aaron Todd's car. 559 00:30:28,702 --> 00:30:31,663 But was Emarion Boyland actually there 560 00:30:31,788 --> 00:30:34,331 at the crime scene using that phone, 561 00:30:34,332 --> 00:30:38,002 and did he leave that phone when he fled the crime scene? 562 00:30:38,003 --> 00:30:42,548 The last person the user of this phone was messaging 563 00:30:42,549 --> 00:30:45,259 was a female, and the user of that phone 564 00:30:45,260 --> 00:30:48,846 sent a screenshot to her showing 565 00:30:48,847 --> 00:30:51,640 where that user of the phone was, 566 00:30:51,641 --> 00:30:53,893 and it showed the person who sent that message 567 00:30:53,894 --> 00:30:55,895 was at the crime scene. 568 00:30:55,896 --> 00:30:58,856 We had our investigators go out and locate her. 569 00:30:58,857 --> 00:31:01,692 I asked her who was the person that she believed 570 00:31:01,693 --> 00:31:03,694 she was texting in these messages. 571 00:31:03,695 --> 00:31:06,906 She told me it was Woo, Emarion Boyland. 572 00:31:06,907 --> 00:31:09,408 So as soon as she tells us that, 573 00:31:09,409 --> 00:31:12,078 we put a subpoena in her hand and say, 574 00:31:12,079 --> 00:31:14,205 we need you to show up for trial. 575 00:31:16,124 --> 00:31:20,002 Four years since Kapri Ward's murder, 576 00:31:20,003 --> 00:31:21,962 the trial begins. 577 00:31:24,591 --> 00:31:26,425 It is a packed courtroom. 578 00:31:26,426 --> 00:31:29,136 Two prosecutors at one table 579 00:31:29,137 --> 00:31:31,847 facing three different defense attorneys. 580 00:31:31,848 --> 00:31:33,682 All rise. 581 00:31:33,683 --> 00:31:35,935 Morning. Morning. 582 00:31:35,936 --> 00:31:37,978 When Mr. Ward was killed, I believe Theus 583 00:31:37,979 --> 00:31:40,606 was 15 years old. 584 00:31:40,607 --> 00:31:43,609 Each attorney is going to try to get the jury 585 00:31:43,610 --> 00:31:45,611 to look at the defendants like a kid, 586 00:31:45,612 --> 00:31:48,155 as opposed to someone that the State is alleging 587 00:31:48,156 --> 00:31:50,491 gunned down Kapri Ward. 588 00:31:50,492 --> 00:31:52,159 Thank you, Your Honor. 589 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:54,411 The state calls Tirrell Acevedo. 590 00:31:54,412 --> 00:31:57,414 Anytime you are trying a murder case, 591 00:31:57,415 --> 00:31:59,458 you need to make sure you humanize 592 00:31:59,459 --> 00:32:01,919 that victim for the jury. 593 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:05,464 And no one can relay that to a jury 594 00:32:05,465 --> 00:32:08,467 better than a family member. 595 00:32:08,468 --> 00:32:10,886 Make sure you speak into the microphone. 596 00:32:10,887 --> 00:32:13,305 I felt good to be there, testify, 597 00:32:13,306 --> 00:32:16,058 but I had anxieties, 598 00:32:16,059 --> 00:32:17,643 because I felt like I was representing 599 00:32:17,644 --> 00:32:20,605 for my son to get justice. 600 00:32:31,241 --> 00:32:33,868 Hearing the testimony of a loved one is always tough. 601 00:32:33,869 --> 00:32:38,038 Mr. Acevedo talked about the Slim Jims that his son loved. 602 00:32:38,039 --> 00:32:41,750 It's the different little innocuous details. 603 00:32:41,751 --> 00:32:44,170 It brings a tear to your eye. 604 00:32:44,171 --> 00:32:47,214 I wanna make sure that the jury 605 00:32:47,215 --> 00:32:51,553 sees and feels the same thing that I hear, see, and feel. 606 00:33:01,438 --> 00:33:03,940 I want these defendants to see that 607 00:33:04,065 --> 00:33:06,859 you took something from us that we'll never get back. 608 00:33:06,860 --> 00:33:11,238 I want the jury to see who lost a child to murder. 609 00:33:11,239 --> 00:33:12,740 The State calls the woman 610 00:33:12,741 --> 00:33:16,660 Emarion was texting the night of the murder. 611 00:33:16,661 --> 00:33:18,370 State, call your next witness. 612 00:33:18,371 --> 00:33:20,915 State calls [bleep]. 613 00:33:20,916 --> 00:33:24,210 To get this evidence in, we actually needed her 614 00:33:24,211 --> 00:33:26,754 to come in and testify 615 00:33:26,755 --> 00:33:30,300 as to who she was texting the night of this murder. 616 00:33:30,425 --> 00:33:33,010 She was an important witness in this case. 617 00:33:33,011 --> 00:33:35,512 Do you swear or affirm the testimony 618 00:33:35,513 --> 00:33:37,264 you're about to give in this case will be 619 00:33:37,265 --> 00:33:40,100 the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, 620 00:33:40,101 --> 00:33:41,478 so help you God? 621 00:33:42,479 --> 00:33:44,563 She was not thrilled about showing up. 622 00:33:44,564 --> 00:33:47,233 We didn't know what exactly she would say 623 00:33:47,234 --> 00:33:49,819 when she got on the stand. 624 00:33:49,945 --> 00:33:51,780 So you were shown some messages 625 00:33:51,905 --> 00:33:53,281 when you met with the investigator, correct? 626 00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:59,245 Do you admit or deny that you were asked, 627 00:33:59,246 --> 00:34:02,873 Emarion, he is the person you would have been messaging 628 00:34:02,874 --> 00:34:05,418 there, and you saying, yeah? 629 00:34:06,461 --> 00:34:09,796 When I asked her who she was messaging, 630 00:34:09,797 --> 00:34:12,841 she played the "I don't remember" hand. 631 00:34:12,842 --> 00:34:15,386 I knew she wasn't being truthful. 632 00:34:15,387 --> 00:34:17,263 Do we need to send the jury out? 633 00:34:17,264 --> 00:34:18,680 Yes, ma'am. 634 00:34:18,681 --> 00:34:20,640 When you've got a hostile witness, 635 00:34:20,641 --> 00:34:23,519 that's kind of a sick feeling you have as a prosecutor, 636 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,021 because they are not telling the truth 637 00:34:26,022 --> 00:34:27,940 and showing that they were willing to get up 638 00:34:28,065 --> 00:34:30,318 and change their story for the defendant. 639 00:34:35,322 --> 00:34:37,366 Do we need to send the jury out? 640 00:34:37,367 --> 00:34:38,951 Yes, Judge. Pardon. 641 00:34:38,952 --> 00:34:41,370 All right, the door is closed. 642 00:34:41,371 --> 00:34:44,665 She denied knowing about Mr. Boyland's presence, 643 00:34:44,666 --> 00:34:46,917 and she denied the text messages exchange 644 00:34:46,918 --> 00:34:48,794 about Emarion's locations 645 00:34:48,795 --> 00:34:50,879 in 2021 between the two of them. 646 00:34:50,880 --> 00:34:53,924 Miss [bleep], the court admonishes you. 647 00:34:53,925 --> 00:34:55,676 You are under oath. 648 00:34:55,677 --> 00:34:58,887 You can be held in contempt for being untruthful. 649 00:34:58,888 --> 00:35:01,974 She told law enforcement who she was texting 650 00:35:01,975 --> 00:35:03,767 before she had that subpoena, 651 00:35:03,768 --> 00:35:05,936 and I had her recorded statement 652 00:35:05,937 --> 00:35:09,106 of what she said when she said it. 653 00:35:09,107 --> 00:35:11,483 The 8:02 mark. 654 00:35:11,484 --> 00:35:15,196 So we sent the jury out and confronted her with her tapes. 655 00:35:26,166 --> 00:35:27,958 Pausing at 8:34. 656 00:35:27,959 --> 00:35:29,835 I'm gonna ask you again. 657 00:35:29,836 --> 00:35:31,671 Will you later deny that you said yes? 658 00:35:33,089 --> 00:35:34,798 OK, is it your intent 659 00:35:34,799 --> 00:35:36,134 to tell the truth in front of this jury? 660 00:35:37,344 --> 00:35:38,844 Thank you. 661 00:35:38,845 --> 00:35:39,803 Judge, we're ready to bring the jury back in. 662 00:35:39,804 --> 00:35:41,138 All right. 663 00:35:41,139 --> 00:35:42,348 With her testimony, 664 00:35:42,349 --> 00:35:44,975 she might be trying to say things 665 00:35:44,976 --> 00:35:48,437 that might help the defense, and that's not necessarily 666 00:35:48,438 --> 00:35:49,938 always a great thing. 667 00:35:49,939 --> 00:35:52,733 This is not going to help our case. 668 00:35:52,734 --> 00:35:54,610 And I will remind you again, 669 00:35:54,611 --> 00:35:58,238 I don't wanna hold you in contempt of court, but I will. 670 00:35:58,239 --> 00:36:00,199 Given her second chance, 671 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:06,497 she then started to admit to texting with Woo, Mr. Boyland. 672 00:36:06,498 --> 00:36:08,999 That's a screenshot of maps. 673 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:09,959 Is that fair to say? 674 00:36:11,586 --> 00:36:13,922 And that's sent from Woo, correct? 675 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:17,966 It was Emarion who was 676 00:36:17,967 --> 00:36:20,928 texting her on the night of the murder, 677 00:36:20,929 --> 00:36:22,179 30 minutes before the murder. 678 00:36:22,180 --> 00:36:25,474 That put Emarion at the crime scene. 679 00:36:25,475 --> 00:36:29,561 Having her admit under oath that she did in fact 680 00:36:29,562 --> 00:36:31,980 say something she didn't wanna say on the stand, 681 00:36:31,981 --> 00:36:33,649 that's impactful for a jury. 682 00:36:33,650 --> 00:36:35,859 Judge, let us know whenever you'd like us 683 00:36:35,860 --> 00:36:37,653 to bring Mr. Todd in. 684 00:36:37,654 --> 00:36:39,697 You can bring him in now. 685 00:36:39,698 --> 00:36:42,032 At the end of day two, 686 00:36:42,033 --> 00:36:44,410 Aaron Todd takes the stand. 687 00:36:44,411 --> 00:36:47,037 We had corroborating evidence, 688 00:36:47,038 --> 00:36:49,665 but the jury is gonna want to know 689 00:36:49,666 --> 00:36:52,418 what, in fact, happened during this murder. 690 00:36:52,419 --> 00:36:55,212 I explained to him, nobody can guarantee you 691 00:36:55,213 --> 00:36:56,547 some sort of a deal on the front end. 692 00:36:56,548 --> 00:36:59,091 You have to do this blindly. 693 00:36:59,092 --> 00:37:00,260 What happened next? 694 00:37:00,385 --> 00:37:02,052 Mr. Kapri pulls up. 695 00:37:02,053 --> 00:37:05,431 He gets out the car and starts walking. 696 00:37:05,432 --> 00:37:07,683 They go around the front way and then Junior, 697 00:37:07,684 --> 00:37:09,226 he come and go around the back way. 698 00:37:09,227 --> 00:37:11,270 I hear a whole bunch of gunshots, 699 00:37:11,271 --> 00:37:13,480 and then I just take off running. 700 00:37:13,481 --> 00:37:15,274 Did all three of them have firearms? 701 00:37:15,275 --> 00:37:16,608 Yes, sir. 702 00:37:16,609 --> 00:37:18,527 When he had to face them, 703 00:37:18,528 --> 00:37:20,571 that's a scary moment for anybody, but certainly 704 00:37:20,572 --> 00:37:22,448 for someone very young and certainly 705 00:37:22,449 --> 00:37:23,907 for somebody in that setting. 706 00:37:23,908 --> 00:37:25,534 But he did it. 707 00:37:27,620 --> 00:37:29,246 Day three, 708 00:37:29,247 --> 00:37:31,915 all three defense attorneys cross-examine Aaron. 709 00:37:31,916 --> 00:37:34,042 How did you come about 710 00:37:34,043 --> 00:37:35,753 driving up to Memphis to pick them up? 711 00:37:35,754 --> 00:37:38,088 He was asking me over the course of a couple 712 00:37:38,089 --> 00:37:39,923 of weeks to go pick them up. 713 00:37:39,924 --> 00:37:43,093 It's our job to convince the jury 714 00:37:43,094 --> 00:37:45,095 the State hasn't presented enough evidence 715 00:37:45,096 --> 00:37:46,972 to find you guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. 716 00:37:46,973 --> 00:37:48,807 The best way to go about defending my client 717 00:37:48,808 --> 00:37:52,519 was to discredit and make Aaron Todd look unreliable, 718 00:37:52,520 --> 00:37:54,146 someone that can't be trusted. 719 00:37:54,147 --> 00:37:56,064 They was going to give me 720 00:37:56,065 --> 00:37:57,566 a firearm when I get there. 721 00:37:57,567 --> 00:37:59,443 This is someone that planned out a crime, 722 00:37:59,444 --> 00:38:03,363 involved a 15- and a 16- and 17-year-old to get a firearm. 723 00:38:03,364 --> 00:38:05,407 What caused you to get out of the vehicle? 724 00:38:05,408 --> 00:38:07,826 I heard Mr. Kapri yelling. 725 00:38:07,827 --> 00:38:08,828 You knew they were going to rob him. 726 00:38:09,204 --> 00:38:10,996 Is what you're testifying to? Yes, sir. 727 00:38:10,997 --> 00:38:12,998 He's the one that knew this dealer. 728 00:38:12,999 --> 00:38:15,042 He brought them there to the parking lot. 729 00:38:15,043 --> 00:38:17,628 But when it all goes down, what's he doing? 730 00:38:17,629 --> 00:38:20,088 Aaron Todd has minimized 731 00:38:20,089 --> 00:38:22,049 whatever involvement he may have had in this crime. 732 00:38:22,050 --> 00:38:24,551 What we were trying to get across to the jury is, 733 00:38:24,552 --> 00:38:26,386 the State's gotta prove that whatever he's saying 734 00:38:26,387 --> 00:38:29,681 is true, and you can't believe him. 735 00:38:29,682 --> 00:38:32,226 If this was a great plan on his behalf, 736 00:38:32,227 --> 00:38:33,811 I can guarantee you the car would not have been 737 00:38:33,812 --> 00:38:35,687 left at the scene of a murder. 738 00:38:35,688 --> 00:38:37,773 This was not something that he had planned, 739 00:38:37,774 --> 00:38:39,650 and I think that goes to his innocence in this case. 740 00:38:39,651 --> 00:38:42,194 All right. May this witness be excused? 741 00:38:42,195 --> 00:38:43,654 No objection. All right. 742 00:38:43,655 --> 00:38:45,322 Thank you, Mr. Todd. 743 00:38:45,323 --> 00:38:48,200 It always came down to, this is the right thing to do, 744 00:38:48,201 --> 00:38:50,620 and I have to do this, and so he did. 745 00:38:53,915 --> 00:38:56,750 And we were just glad that it was behind him. 746 00:39:05,385 --> 00:39:07,928 After two days of deliberation, 747 00:39:07,929 --> 00:39:10,305 the jury reaches a verdict. 748 00:39:10,306 --> 00:39:12,016 Has the jury reached a verdict? 749 00:39:16,229 --> 00:39:20,816 Are they gonna look at the age of the defendants 750 00:39:20,817 --> 00:39:23,527 and allow that to factor into their decision 751 00:39:23,528 --> 00:39:26,363 of whether we've proven our case? 752 00:39:26,364 --> 00:39:29,659 Mr. Quarles, we, the jury, 753 00:39:29,784 --> 00:39:32,703 find the defendant guilty. 754 00:39:32,704 --> 00:39:38,333 Mr. Hopson, we, the jury, find the defendant guilty. 755 00:39:38,334 --> 00:39:43,046 Mr. Boyland, we, the jury, find the defendant 756 00:39:43,047 --> 00:39:46,633 guilty of felony murder. 757 00:39:46,634 --> 00:39:50,637 All of the defendants were found guilty of felony murder, 758 00:39:50,638 --> 00:39:52,848 criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, 759 00:39:52,849 --> 00:39:54,641 and aggravated assault. 760 00:39:54,642 --> 00:39:58,478 They turned their fantasy into reality, 761 00:39:58,479 --> 00:40:01,857 and that reality turned into a tragedy. 762 00:40:08,907 --> 00:40:12,784 Nobody was blind to the fact of the ages involved here. 763 00:40:12,785 --> 00:40:16,246 Teenagers should not necessarily be doomed 764 00:40:16,247 --> 00:40:18,123 for the rest of their life because of a decision 765 00:40:18,124 --> 00:40:19,583 they made as teenagers. 766 00:40:19,584 --> 00:40:21,752 Unfortunately, it's just hard to wrap 767 00:40:21,753 --> 00:40:25,881 your head around spending that much time in custody. 768 00:40:25,882 --> 00:40:27,716 Our next question we had on this case 769 00:40:27,717 --> 00:40:29,843 is what to do with Aaron Todd. 770 00:40:29,844 --> 00:40:31,678 Knowing that Mr. Todd had cooperated 771 00:40:31,679 --> 00:40:33,847 with the State and had ultimately 772 00:40:33,848 --> 00:40:36,433 assisted in the conviction of three other individuals, 773 00:40:36,434 --> 00:40:39,895 it was our office's decision that Mr. Todd 774 00:40:39,896 --> 00:40:42,814 should not serve any additional time in custody. 775 00:40:42,815 --> 00:40:45,525 The final offer that we received in this case 776 00:40:45,526 --> 00:40:48,111 was basically a dismissal of the murder charges, 777 00:40:48,112 --> 00:40:50,280 and Aaron pled to an attempted armed robbery. 778 00:40:55,870 --> 00:40:59,456 I feel that he should be in prison too. 779 00:40:59,457 --> 00:41:02,834 'Cause if it wasn't for him, my son would still be here. 780 00:41:02,835 --> 00:41:04,086 You took something very precious 781 00:41:04,087 --> 00:41:06,672 away from me and my family. 782 00:41:06,673 --> 00:41:11,301 I can forgive, but I will never forget what they did. 783 00:41:22,647 --> 00:41:24,815 I just miss him. 784 00:41:24,816 --> 00:41:30,780 His energy, his spirit, his smile, his jokes, his laugh. 785 00:41:30,905 --> 00:41:32,197 He loved his mother. 786 00:41:32,198 --> 00:41:33,907 He loved everybody, 787 00:41:33,908 --> 00:41:35,492 but you know he loved his mother. 788 00:41:35,493 --> 00:41:36,827 He's missed. 789 00:41:36,828 --> 00:41:39,329 I ain't know how much I loved him. 790 00:41:43,459 --> 00:41:45,335 There's not a day that goes by that I don't look 791 00:41:45,336 --> 00:41:48,880 at that picture, and it just reminds me of a time 792 00:41:48,881 --> 00:41:51,049 when I was able to hold him. 793 00:41:51,050 --> 00:41:52,676 He comes to me in dreams all the time, 794 00:41:52,677 --> 00:41:54,094 but he's always a little boy. 795 00:41:54,095 --> 00:41:57,055 Funny, running around free. 796 00:41:57,056 --> 00:41:58,765 That's Kapri now. 797 00:41:58,766 --> 00:42:01,393 I'm never gonna forget him, 798 00:42:01,394 --> 00:42:03,562 but I know he's always in my heart.