The State attorney has no hope of a guilty verdict. Her priority at the moment is to start a family and she said that she does not want to make promises when she does not know how she's going to feel in the future. The film is currently available for streaming on demand from the documentary streaming service,Impactseries.netorApril 26 on the movie subscription service,Hollywood Suite. BLM became a national activist network a year later, following police killing of a third African-American teen, Michael Brown, of Ferguson, Missouri. 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 Monday morning, the state began by calling Wendy Meacham, an investigator with the Office of the Medical Examiner. "Yes, I know," she replied. 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. 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. [37] On November 17, 2016, his appeal was denied. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Strong emotions, tears and a bombshell revelation from the former fiancee of Michael Dunn Saturday afternoon followed a dramatic morning session that saw the judge dismiss a juror and give strong words to the crew in charge of the courtroom camera. To receive an email when new reviews/interviews are added to Original-Cin, please provide your email address in the form below. "I don't want anybody figuring out who this guy is," Healey said. This contradicted the claim that Mr. Davis was out of the Durango. If her boyfriend is convicted he could face life in jail. 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. "I hate that thug music," Dunn told Rouer, according to her testimony. Miranda talked about shell casings found at the crime scene. While Rouer was inside the store, Dunn asked the people in the Durango to turn down the music. The parking lot and the trash bins were searched four days later after they learned Dunn was claiming self-defense, Musser said. On Saturday defense attorney Waffa Hanania tried to mitigate that by getting Rouer to admit that it was her idea to order the pizza, and she wasn't sure if Dunn ate any of it. Rouer testified she did not hear any arguing. Three of those bullets struck Mr. Davis, who died at the scene after an afternoon spent at the mall. Rouer may return again. The man sitting in the front passenger seat complied. The incident started after an argument over loud music. [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. But when questioned by the defense, she described Dunn as a gentle man who was visibly shaken after the shooting. Rhonda Rouer was enjoying herself on the day after Thanksgiving in 2012 when she accompanied her fiance to his son's wedding. The cases were settled for an undisclosed amount in January 2014. 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. She started by telling Assistant State Attorney Erin Wolfson that they had a good day that . 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. Please logout and login again. 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. 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. [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. His threats and actions left no doubt in my mind that it was firearm. He ordered her in the car and the two sped away, heading to their hotel. At gunpoint? According to her Facebook the Florida woman, attended Vogel Jr. The two remained there until the following morning, when they left for Brevard County at Rouers prodding, she testified. July 3, 2013 - Letter to Cousin She said she could still hear the loud music as she walked up to the store. Dunn addresses Rhondas testimony and coaches her a little and also encourages her to take a Valium if she gets nervous. When she did find out, she was willingly honest during her interrogation and spoke against her husband on the day of the trial. But no weapon was found at the scene and Rouer said the Durango had already fled when she looked outside. 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. "We were very happy," said Rouer, in tears. Dunn has also pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted murder for firing at three of Davis friends. 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. Given the traditions of the time . Neither parent could have predicted what happened to Jordan the next day, or that it would spark one of the more galvanizing criminal trials in recent memory. [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. Dunn, who had a concealed weapons permit,[8] took a handgun out of his glove compartment and started firing at Davis' door, hitting him in the legs, lungs, and aorta. Rouer told jurors that she had two rum and colas and Dunn had "maybe [] (CNN) Fighting back tears and visibly shaking on the witness stand, Rhonda Rouer testified Saturday in the Florida murder trial of her boyfriend, Michael Dunn, and gave jurors her account of what happened the night Jordan Davis was fatally shot. WWE News: Ronda Rousey reveals why UFC match was bigger than WrestleMania. After Knox took the stand, four character witnesses testified for the defense. 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. 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.. 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. "[42] He said he wanted to confront Dunn in jail about his son's murder. When Daviss fianc returned from the store where she had bought wine, Dunn sped away, leaving three boys with their dying friend. Follow Rhema Thompson on Twitter@RhemaThompson. [15], After the shooting, Stornes drove the SUV away to a nearby parking lot and stopped to find Davis "gasping for air". Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. When Rouer woke up the next morning, she saw reports on TV about the gas-station shooting. 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. He said he did not call the police right away because Ms. Rouer wanted to go home instead. The film debates the question: "Is it possible to be both pro-gun and pro-life?" It was life or death.. Mr. Dunn said he told his fiance several times that the teenager had threatened him with a gun or some kind of weapon. It was the perfect time to come in a little hot!". Defense lawyers have argued that Davis may have had a gun that night, and his three friends disposed of it after the shooting when they briefly fled from the Gate into the nearby parking lot. 3 Minutes, 10 Bullets. 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. 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. Rhonda Rouer took the stand and started trembling and sobbing as she began to get into what happened on the night of the shooting. The trial was halted briefly Saturday morning when a juror was dismissed. 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. The day began with early morning controversy over disparaging remarks reportedly made by a juror about State Attorney Angela Corey. The couple drove back to their hotel, ordered a pizza and Dunn made them some alcoholic drinks. In one of his calls to Rouer, Dunn explained his reason for leaving the gas station after the shooting. Prosecutors will call two more witnesses and then rest their case. [22][23] In his criminal trial, Dunn had been declared "broke. Randy and Beverly Berry, who lived in Aero Acres in Fort Pierce with Dunn's parents. 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. Filmmaker Silver (Who Is Dayani Cristal?) Simons testified that the cause of Davis' death was multiple gunshot wounds and the manner of his death was a homicide. The two went back to their hotel, Rouer said, where Dunn ordered a pizza. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. 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. He said he responded to the crime scene.After Rouer's testimony, Sukhan Warf, a Florida Department of Law Enforcement crime lab analyst and DNA expert followed. The documentary, directed by Marc Silver, explores the shooting, the trial, and Florida's Stand Your Ground laws. Rouer said she had a glass of red wine and about three rum and cokes as well as champagne. [7], The shooting of Jordan Davis took place in Jacksonville in Duval County. 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. The jail calls between accused "loud music" killer Michael Dunn and his girlfriend, Rhonda Rouer, have been released. 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. 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. "[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 Armor of Light premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2015 before opening theatrically on October 30, 2015. [9], Rouer returned to Dunn's car. There are only 25 here, but wrote many more. Relatives. I did it in my panicked state, he said, of the later volleys. Its blacked out, but he again tries to enforce his version of the facts to her. He faces 60 years in prison for the attempted murder convictions and will get life if he's convicted of killing Davis. Later, Simons demonstrated on "Bendy," an anatomical figure, the position that Davis was in when he was shot. That juror was eventually dismissed by the judge Saturday. That means we watch, along with Davis parents,the testimony of Dunn and his nervous fianc, Rhonda Rouer (a key figure in contradicting Dunns testimony about claiming to see Davis wielding a weapon). She revealed in a video with her husband Travis Browne, how she got injured: "I did break my pinkie knuckle. He did that in the first trial, claiming the shots were fired in self-defense. 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. 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