[51] The murder is believed to have inspired activism of the Black Lives Matter movement. At gunpoint? We hear from Jordans three friends in the car, cautiously precise in their answers. [28] Dunn faced a minimum of 75 years in prison on the following counts: a minimum mandatory sentence of 20 years for each count of attempted second-degree murder, and up to 15 years for firing into a moving vehicle. 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. They didn't stop on the two hour drive home. The police arrested him shortly after he arrived in Brevard, a two-and-a-half-hour drive away. "I'd never seen him like that," she said. 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. Dunn was originally tried for murder in February. He tells his grandmother the appellate court made a chicken shit decision, calls the judge not very bright, and says he is either a victim of reverse discrimination or a political prisoner. He thinks the blacks seem to be calling the shots and the whites who live in Jacksonville know how the blacks behave here. Now I'm back to reading the Bible and playing solitaire.". Dunn and Rouer left the wedding early in order to return to their hotel and take care of their six-month-old puppy. Another man who was considered for jury selection but didn't get on the jury told Folio Weekly that the man who got onto the jury spoke derisively about State Attorney Angela Corey's competence. The documentary, directed by Marc Silver, explores the shooting, the trial, and Florida's Stand Your Ground laws. Rouer testified she wanted to go home and they left. Florida Mans Fiance Contradicts Parts of His Testimony in Killing of Teenager, https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/12/us/florida-mans-fiancee-contradicts-parts-of-his-testimony-in-killing-of-teenager.html, Michael Dunn told a Jacksonville jury on Tuesday that his decision to fire repeatedly at a vehicle holding four teenagers was a matter of life or death.. Instead, it was set off by an escalating sense of menace that Mr. Dunn said he felt after he saw Mr. Davis point a shotgun at him, get out of the vehicle and make an explicit threat to kill him. Musser said it wasn't until months later that he realized the Gate station video recordings included audio, and by that point the recordings were gone. Rhonda laughed a bit before grabbing her boyfriend's hand as they continued to walk together. Dunn and his fiancee, Rhonda Rouer, then drove to their motel, ordered a pizza and stayed the night without contacting police. A former Folio staffer who was a potential juror but did not make the final cut heard the juror criticize State Attorney Angela Corey during jury selection, according to Folio. "Yes, I know," she replied. Testimony began with the Brevard County Deputy Carmine Siniscal on the stand, the state's 19th witness. 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. Dunn later testified that he still feared for his safety as well as that of Rouer who was to return to the vehicle imminently. "It just took some time to get through that. The jail is chock-full of blacks and they all appear to be thugs. He descried the incident and said, Ive never had to deal with people like this- ever. He ends it saying he is plotting (his) own revenge against the system for all the civil rights violations.. However, unlike the prior trial, Rouer is no longer with Dunn. He said she probably will get offers from Hollywood from testifying. Davis' father Ron remained in the courtroom while Davis' mother Lucia McBath left the courtroom.Simons also showed the jury where on Davis' clothing that emergency personnel cut the clothing to perform lifesaving measures, and where on the clothing that gunshots passed through. The last state witness of the day was also from the FDLE, Maria Pagan, who is an expert in firearms and ballistics. Mr. Dunn said he told his fiance several times that the teenager had threatened him with a gun or some kind of weapon. At that point, he said, his mind was on his fiance, Rhonda Rouer, who was about to walk out of the convenience store. Where is Ronda Rousey and what happened to her, and is Ronda Rousey coming back to WWE are a few questions that the WWE Universe has currently. Dunn stated that he received "ineffective assistance of counsel". The two had been engaged and living together at the time of the shooting. In addition to personal injury and wrongful death, our firm handles family law matters and select criminal defense cases. The three teenagers in the Dodge Durango with Jordan at the time of the shooting testified Friday. [48] She defeated incumbent Karen Handel, winning 160,139 votes (50.5%) to Handel's 156,875 (49.5%). While Smith was not selected for the trial, he cites comments from another juror who did make the panel. "He's clearly reiterating there was a weapon there, there was a weapon there.". 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 her boyfriend is convicted he could face life in jail. When Daviss fianc returned from the store where she had bought wine, Dunn sped away, leaving three boys with their dying friend. [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. The press is made up of a bunch of liberal bastards. He said, Youd think Jacksonville was 90-95% back judging by the make up of the folks in jail here. He also mocked the Rolling Stone article about Jordan. They also said the police had failed to thoroughly search the surrounding area, including trash bins close to the parking lot. . Rhonda testified when she turned around she saw Dunn outside the vehicle, and she then exited the store. All rights reserved. It would be the last good memory Rouer and Michael Dunn would have toge During the previous trial, the Times-Union was among several media agencies to challenge Healey for the release of public records including several jailhouse calls made by Dunn. He ordered her in the car and the two sped away, heading to their hotel. Filmmaker Silver (Who Is Dayani Cristal?) 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. Former Florida state attorney Angela Corey stated that her office would seek a retrial for this charge. Saying, "I then realized that we hadn't really discussed what happened, as we were more concerned with whether or not anyone was hurt. Rousey also revealed that she and her husband are planning to have a baby and that she does not know what the future holds for her. This contradicted the claim that Mr. Davis was out of the Durango. 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. [15], After the shooting, Stornes drove the SUV away to a nearby parking lot and stopped to find Davis "gasping for air". When questioned Saturday, Rouer said they were no longer engaged or in a relationship. While at the cashier's counter, Rouer heard the sound of gunshots. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. 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. It's possible Dunn could take the stand in his own defense. On Saturday, Rouer took the stand and testified as a witness for the prosecutors who hope to put Dunn, 47, in prison for the rest of his life. 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. "We were very happy," said Rouer, in tears. 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. Rouer testified the couple went home to Brevard County after the shooting. 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. 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. The 9 a.m. start was delayed for more than an hour. The man sitting in the front passenger seat complied. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. Randy and Beverly Berry, who lived in Aero Acres in Fort Pierce with Dunn's parents. While no one from Dunns supporters are interviewed, we hear revealing excerpts from phone recordings of Dunns prison phone calls to Rouer, his claims of victimhood and denials. Siniscal told defense attorneys Dunn showed no resistance or violence at the time of his arrest. 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. 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. 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. A 400-pound white schoolteacher who was sitting by me really hated [Coreys] humor, and made the joke that she would have a hard time proving to a court that I am fat; there would still be reasonable doubt.. [43][44], Rebecca Dunn, Dunn's daughter, defended her father's story, by her statement during an interview, "He is going to protect himself if he sees no other way than to bring out his gun, then that's what he's going to do. Michael Dunn Trial: Phillip Miranda testifies. Michael Dunn's ex fiance Rhonda Rouer is questioned regarding the shooting and killing of an unarmed teenager by Dunn. [27] Dunn's attorney subsequently requested that sentencing on the four counts of which Dunn already had been convicted be delayed until after Dunn's retrial. Dunn addresses Rhondas testimony and coaches her a little and also encourages her to take a Valium if she gets nervous. He said his family engaged in a letter writing campaign to Congress and Governor Scott over the local corruption surrounding his arrest ad detainment. Dunn's girlfriend Rhonda Rouer was with Dunn the night he allegedly shot 17-year-old Jordan Davis, at a Jacksonville gas station after an argument over loud music. That juror was eventually dismissed by the judge Saturday. He wanted to entice the mayors office to worry about Jacksonvilles PR. Daviss parents, Ron Davis and Lucia McBath, were also visibly emotional in the audience. There are only 25 here, but wrote many more. In the last trial, Rouer testified that he initially didnt make any mention of a weapon to her. And it had nothing to do with Mr. Davis profanity-laced reply to the common courtesy request Mr. Dunn said he politely made that the teenagers lower the volume on the car stereo, he added. The trial will resume Monday. Dunn testified that on the drive home he called a neighbor who works in law enforcement to arrange to speak to him about the shooting, but phone records indicate that the neighbor actually called him, and Rouer testified that the shooting was never mentioned during the call. She also said that Mr. Dunn never called their neighbor to say he wanted to discuss something important. By turns weepy, insistent and mild-mannered, he explained why he pulled his 9-millimeter pistol out of his glove box, took it out of its holster and fired 10 bullets at a car occupied by four teenagers who prosecutors say were unarmed. They returned to their hotel where they ordered pizza. He calls the civil suit we filed bogus. Dunn, driving a black Volkswagen Jetta sedan, and his fiance Rhonda Rouer pulled into the right adjacent parking spot. He did that in the first trial, claiming the shots were fired in self-defense. [13][14], Davis' protests continued and an independent witness overheard Dunn say "No, you're not gonna talk to me that way." Rousey herself does not know if she will return to the WWE. But Mr. Dunn struggled to preserve his credibility on Tuesday after his distraught fiance took the stand and, her eyes welling with tears, contradicted some major points of his testimony. On Monday morning, the state began by calling Wendy Meacham, an investigator with the Office of the Medical Examiner. [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. PublishedSeptember 27, 2014 at 12:36 PM EDT. Dunn was arrested the day after the shooting. He wrote, "I finished a novel I had been reading. As the Durango backed up quickly to elude the gunfire, Mr. Dunn stepped out of his own car, dropped to one knee and fired more volleys to thwart any blind fire, or wild, random shooting out the car window, he said. "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. He wants this person to make comments on social media on his behalf. 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. I dont know what its like to have a baby. When she did find out, she was willingly honest during her interrogation and spoke against her husband on the day of the trial. When Rouer woke up the next morning, she saw reports on TV about the gas-station shooting. To receive an email when new reviews/interviews are added to Original-Cin, please provide your email address in the form below. . The former medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Mr. Davis also testified Monday that it was unlikely Mr. Davis was standing when he was shot. Beforehand, the judge cautioned the court that if individuals felt they could not view these photos without outburst, they should leave the courtroom. Rhonda Rouer, Michael Dunn's now-ex-fiancee, testifies in his murder retrial. [9], Rouer returned to Dunn's car. Yet,the film,3 Minutes, 10 Bullets, as well as being a compelling real-life courtroom drama, offers some clarity about race and injustice in the pre-Trump era. Written and directed by Marc Silver. 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Distraught and quivering, Ms. Rouer said on the stand that Mr. Dunn never told her that night or the next day that one of the teenagers was armed. Prosecutors have pounded on the fact that Dunn was ordering a pizza and walking his dog while Davis was being pronounced dead. Dunn was convicted on three counts of attempted second-degree murder for firing at three other teenagers who were with Davis and one count of firing into an occupied vehicle. Your login session has expired. . She said Dunn told her, "I hate that thug music." During Simons' testimony, several photos Davis' body were shown to the jury. Those friends, Leland Brunson, Tommie Stornes and Tevin Thompson, all testified Friday that Davis cursed at Dunn when he asked them to turn the music down, but didn't threaten him. The state questioned the accuracy of the diagrams, which showed the Jetta at a slight angle and too much room between the vehicles. The film debates the question: "Is it possible to be both pro-gun and pro-life?" Investigators later searched the teenagers' SUV and found no weapons. Siniscal said he asked Dunn to come out of his home shirtless and with his hands up. 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. In Season 1 episode "The Night Terror Stalked the Town", it is revealed that James was named after a paternal uncle. He is still referring to his demands to his lawyer Cory Strolla and Cory apparently was determined to withdraw if Dunn continued to force him into a premature trial date and again refers to Davis history with authority figures, as if he was one. July 2, 2013 - Letter to Rhonda He is still referring to his "demands" to his lawyer Cory Strolla and Cory apparently was determined to withdraw if Dunn continued to force him into a premature trial date and again refers to "Davis' history with authority figures," as if he was one. They are still communicating in his code language. He then tries to enforce a version of what happened upon her (which is blacked out). Michael Dunn Trial: Phillip Miranda testifies Miranda talked about shell casings found at the crime scene. Court will not be in session on Sunday and will resume Monday at 9 a.m.Watch continuinglive gavel-to-gavel coverage on ActionNewsJax.com. 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. Rouer told police Dunn said "I hate that thug music," when the couple pulled up next to the SUV holding Davis. Brunson, Davis, and Thompson remained in the vehicle listening to music which was described as "very loud." "But Im just saying, you never know, I dont want to make any promises about the future when I dont know how Im gonna feel in the future," said the former WWE RAW Women's champion. 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. [38], On June 22, 2020, the Florida Supreme Court rejected Dunn's appeal and refused to take the case. Dunn had had three or four rum and cokes, and a few sips of champagne, she said. 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. Nobody did fire back, did they? Mr. Brevard man charged in homicide: Another stand your ground showdown? She did not witness any of the confrontation between her fiance and Davis, Rouer said. Personal Injury Criminal Defense Family Law. Dunn's fiance, who served as an adversarial witness, said no such item was mentioned to her at any point. Rouer said they drove straight to the Jacksonville hotel, changed clothes and ordered pizza. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. Dunn letter from prison to his girlfriend. Related to the case (on page 6), he talks about suing the State of Florida and using the money to buy a house. All the calls took place in December 2012 while he was in jail and were either his fiance, Rhonda Rouer, or his parents, Phillip and Sandra Dunn. February 10, 2014 I asked what was that, she recalled, after hearing the shots. He tried to explain his story and excuse his lack of mentioning of a weapon, saying, I cannot recall if I ever conveyed the details of my decision making to you. They pulled by a red SUV blasting rap music, she said. 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. Rhonda's boyfriend is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Jordan Davis, 17, at a Jacksonville, Fla. convenience store in November 2012. 2023 Phillips & Hunt. It was the perfect time to come in a little hot!". On Saturday Rouer appeared more composed, but she still fought back tears repeatedly while admitting that when Dunn was arrested she thought police were also going to lock her up. [40], Davis' father Ron Davis said, "I'm in constant contact with Tracy Martin, Trayvon's father, and I text Sybrina [Trayvon's mother] all the time and I just want to let them know, every time I get justice for Jordan, it's going to be justice for Trayvon, for us. Healey eventually agreed to have the transcripts emailed to Gabel for review. Musser was one of the lead detectives who ended up going to Brevard County to interview Dunn after he was arrested. 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. A hapless witness, she herself dodged. In the aftermath of the. From the other side, prosecutor John Guy (who also helped toprosecute the George Zimmerman case) framesthe defenses argument this way: When you cant argue the facts, argue the law; when you cant argue the law, argue the facts. A witness memorized his licence plate and he was arrested at his home a day later. In 2021, the jury and judges on the Florida Supreme Court rejected Dunn's appeal based on the stand-your-ground law in Florida. 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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. When Rouer got in the vehicle, she testified, she saw Dunn put a gun back in the glovebox. He's been with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for about 10 years, a homicide detective for five. July 3, 2013 - Letter to Cousin In January 2015, the documentary 3 Minutes, 10 Bullets (originally titled 3 Minutes) premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In this letter, he essentially blames his ex-wife for not studying English harder, tries to give fatherly advice while admitting to being a pretty bad one. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); We spend time getting to know Jordans friends, troubled by their loss and their own near-death experience. "It clearly appears that Mr. Dunn is trying to refresh the recollection of his girlfriend or simply trying to tell her what she needs to say," said Kuritz. Dunn did not contact the police. These letters were written by Michael Dunn in jail and show a different side than you heard from him and his lawyers. [36], Following the trial, Dunn's attorney filed for appeal with the First District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida. Meet 46-year-old Rhonda Lynn Hallock Rouer. The films title indicates the brevity of the interaction from around 7:30 to 7:33 on a Friday evening and the estimated number of bullets fired. Check here, Be the first one to comment on this story. [52][53] During the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Davis' mother, Lucy McBath, talked about supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and said, "His death doesn't overshadow his life."[54]. [57], Last edited on 22 February 2023, at 01:33, First District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida, "Dunn jury hears from former fiancee, juror dismissed", "Michael Dunn, Jordan Davis, and America's Racist Heritage", "Black Teen's Shooter Rants About Killing 'Thugs' So They 'May Take the Hint and Change Their Behavior', https://efactssc-public.flcourts.org/casedocuments/2019/2063/2019-2063_notice_88213_notice2ddiscretionary20juris2028direct20conflict29.pdf, "Did Jordan Davis have weapon? The prosecutor, John Guy, expressing incredulity during his cross-examination, also picked apart Mr. Dunns testimony. His fiance, Rhonda Rouer, says the last thing she heard him say was, "I hate that thug music." 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