Early Saturday morning, Judge Russell Healey excused juror #4 because of a comment made by the juror that got published in Folio Weekly in an article titled, "An Interview with a Dunn Jury reject.". Dunn has also pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted murder for firing at three of Davis friends. Rouer said both she and Dunn had cellphones but neither dialed 911. Dunn is accused of fatally shooting 17-year-old Jordan Davis at a Southside Gate gas station during a confrontation over loud music on Nov. 23, 2012. He lives in East Arlington and has been in Duval for 33 years. The couple drove back to their hotel, ordered a pizza and Dunn made them some alcoholic drinks. [47] McBath cited the activism of students after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting as a reason for her run. "[42] He said he wanted to confront Dunn in jail about his son's murder. 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. I did it in my panicked state, he said, of the later volleys. 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. She also wasnt questioned this time around about whether Dunn ever mentioned to her that he thought Davis had a gun. Example video title will go here for this video, Help Wanted: Jacksonville Jaguars position groups Breakdown. He wants this person to make comments on social media on his behalf. When Rouer woke up the next morning, she saw reports on TV about the gas-station shooting. She testified that she got out of the car and walked into the gas station. Dunn and Rouer left the wedding early in order to return to their hotel and take care of their six-month-old puppy. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. Live Video: Michael Dunn Trial Coverage Kuritz says he's seen letters like this one before and believes it can be used against Dunn at trial. To receive an email when new reviews/interviews are added to Original-Cin, please provide your email address in the form below. Moments later, Rouer told jurors, I heard pop, pop, pop.. [7], The shooting of Jordan Davis took place in Jacksonville in Duval County. Dunn sounds incredulous that he has been imprisoned, andblames Davis 100 percent for what happened. 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. She said she rushed back to the car where Dunn "urgently" asked her to get in. Rhonda took the stand over the weekend to tell her side of what happened Nov. 23, 2012. She complied, and saw Dunn put a handgun in the glove box. Let me assure you, just as I told detectives who first interviewed me in Melbourne, and later Mitch Stone- there was a weapon.". ", "Jury Fails to Reach Verdict on Murder Charge in Michael DunnTrail", "Florida Man's Fiance Contradicts Parts of his Testimony in Killing of Teenager", "Song played in Jordan Davis shooting revealed", "Friends describe moments before Jordan Davis died", "Michael Dunn 'Loud Music' Verdict: Mistrial For First-Degree Murder Charge Causes Outrage", "Michael Dunn testifies; fiancee says he never told her about gun; closings Wednesday", "Michael Dunn's girlfriend: 'I heard pop, pop, pop'. The trial is expected to be turned over to the jury on Wednesday after closing statements. "[45][46] She described Dunn as "a good man. [38], On June 22, 2020, the Florida Supreme Court rejected Dunn's appeal and refused to take the case. Corey is personally prosecuting Dunn. You can also review more evidence like the photos here. [9], Rouer returned to Dunn's car. Kuritz says judging by the writing in Dunn's letter he believes the accused killer understand it might be presented in court. They also said the police had failed to thoroughly search the surrounding area, including trash bins close to the parking lot. Toxic Torts, Environmental Contamination and Cancer Clusters, Entertainment Law / Sports Law / Athlete Management, Estate of Keegan Roberts v. Michael Centanni, Justice for Anne McQueen (Don Lewis from Tiger King), Estate of Gregory Hill versus the Sheriff of St. Lucie County and Deputy Newman, Watch what Michael Dunns neighbor had to say about him, Review over 400 photos of the physical evidence for yourself. Rouer testified she wanted to go home and they left. He did that in the first trial, claiming the shots were fired in self-defense. Before Rouer took the stand, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office detective Marc Musser testified. During an attorney sidebar, defense attorney Waffa Hanania told Healey she had given Knox transcripts of Dunn's previous trial for his own knowledge. He makes an off color sex change joke and then talks about Charlie (his dog). 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. He wrote, "I finished a novel I had been reading. Rouer may return again. The documentary, directed by Marc Silver, explores the shooting, the trial, and Florida's Stand Your Ground laws. He was still discussing whether Cory or the process was to blame and decided it was the process. 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. H.S., Torrington, CT and Vero Beach Senior High, graduating in the class of 1983. The two remained there until the following morning, when they left for Brevard County at Rouers prodding, she testified. According to her Facebook the Florida woman, attended Vogel Jr. Brian told Rhonda what he did on the way back to their hotel after the shoot occurred, and she was inside the store buying liquor when the shooting took place, so she had no idea what he did until their return. Rousey herself does not know if she will return to the WWE. The prosecutor, John Guy, expressing incredulity during his cross-examination, also picked apart Mr. Dunns testimony. Check here, Be the first one to comment on this story. He said she probably will get offers from Hollywood from testifying. Austin testified to Dunn's behavior at his son Christopher's wedding, saying he was in control of his actions. "He's clearly reiterating there was a weapon there, there was a weapon there.". Siniscal said he had a "high-risk" arrest warrant for Michael Dunn. 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. Here is what he says happened after he asked the teenagers in the SUV to turn down their music. The next morning Rouer saw a report about the shooting on the news indicating that Jordan Davis had died. 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. Prosecutors will call two more witnesses and then rest their case. She also said that Mr. Dunn never called their neighbor to say he wanted to discuss something important. He lays it on pretty thick and sings George Michaels Faith over and over. Investigators later searched the teenagers' SUV and found no weapons. Mr. Dunn, 47, is charged in the first-degree murder of Mr. Davis and three counts of attempted murder, one for each of the other teenagers who were in the red sport utility vehicle that Mr. Dunn shot at. On February 15, a jury of twelve deadlocked on whether or not Michael Dunn, an armed and inebriated adult, committed murder by killing unarmed 17-year-old Jordan Davis. 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. On their way back to their hotel, Rouer said the two stopped at the Gate gas station on Southside Boulevard to purchase wine and chips. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The state called two more witnesses in the Michael Dunn retrialand rested its case Monday afternoon. [29][30][31], Jury selection in Dunn's retrial began on September 22, 2014, and opening statements took place on September 25. Outside the courtroom,the filmmakerinterviews Jordans grieving, thoughtfulparents, Ron Davis and Lucy McBath - the latter of whom subsequently became a Congresswoman in Newt Gingrichs old Georgia district, running on a gun control ticket. 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. In the morning, Rouer saw a news report about a shooting at a Jacksonville gas station, in which a 17-year-old had been killed, and rather than call police, the couple packed their bags and drove. She is a key witness in her boyfriend's -Michael Dunn- murder trial. Phillip Miranda took the stand next to discuss about shell casings. [9][12] The front seat passenger, Tevin Thompson, initially complied and turned the volume down, but Jordan Davis requested the volume be turned back up. His mother and father retained Cory Strolla, his defense lawyer for him, and Dunn liked to complain about him. Rhonda Rouer was enjoying herself on the day after Thanksgiving in 2012 when she accompanied her fiance to his son's wedding. Kuritz says despite the way the letter sounds this does not appear to be witness tampering, it simply sounds like Dunn's version of events. That jury convicted him of three counts of attempted murder but deadlocked on whether he was guilty of Davis' murder. They returned to their hotel where they ordered pizza. 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 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. Meet 46-year-old Rhonda Lynn Hallock Rouer. We were very happy, Rouer told the court, her voice cracking. Michael Dunn Trial: Phillip Miranda testifies. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. He calls the civil suit we filed bogus. [11][13], Shortly after Davis's death, his parents, Ron Davis and Lucy McBath, and some of the other vehicle occupants, filed civil complaints against Dunn. 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. [51] The murder is believed to have inspired activism of the Black Lives Matter movement. 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. Davis, who was sitting in the right rear passenger seat, then told his friend to turn the music back up and cursed at Dunn. The trial led to local protests and international media attention. 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.. The Berrys and Thompson said Dunn was a nice, calm person. Dunn is accused of killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis after an argument over loud music at a Gate gas station on the Southside on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving in 2012. Zimmerman's acquittal happened in the summer of 2013, between Dunn's first trial, which ended in a partial verdict, and his second trial in the fall, when the jury convicted him of first degree murder. rhonda mathis and attica scott say not only did lapd tell the public one day after it happened, now, eight days later, the body camera video has not been released. Dunn basically refers to himself as an authority figure to Jordan. [55] The film distribution was sold to HBO. The murder trial of the Brevard County man accused of killing a teenager over loud music continues in Jacksonville on Monday. But when questioned by the defense, she described Dunn as a gentle man who was visibly shaken after the shooting. 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. Former WWE RAW Women's champion and UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey, has not been on WWE television since her loss at WrestleMania 35 to Becky Lynch, who went home with both the RAW and SmackDown women's titles. 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. Dunn was arrested the day after the shooting. You can contact us at help@floridajustice.com. The defense is expected to begin presenting its case late Monday morning. Dunn says it was. Dunn had had three or four rum and cokes, and a few sips of champagne, she said. I apologize," said Healey on Saturday. 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. Prosecutors received permission from the court to let the jury handle Dunn's gun. Dunn says it was self-defense. Dunn's fiance, who served as an adversarial witness, said no such item was mentioned to her at any point. Dramatic Testimony in Florida Stand Your Ground Trial Michael Dunn's fiance Rhonda Rouer takes the stand as a witness for the prosecution. [16] Dunn returned to his home in Satellite Beach the following day at 10:30a.m., where he was arrested after an eyewitness reported his license plate to police. Rouer said she went to the entrance to see what was happening and saw Dunn facing the driver's side window. It was life or death.. Miranda talked about shell casings found at the crime scene. Saying, "I then realized that we hadn't really discussed what happened, as we were more concerned with whether or not anyone was hurt. He faces 60 years in prison for the attempted murder convictions and will get life if he's convicted of killing Davis. [41] Hendrix spoke of a previous discussion where Dunn asked him if he knew anyone who would "take care of" someone who infuriated him in an unrelated incident, and Hendrix interpreted further discussion as Dunn wanting to send a hit on this person. Nobody did fire back, did they? Mr. The. [37] On November 17, 2016, his appeal was denied. A witness memorized his licence plate and he was arrested at his home a day later. 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. Rhonda Rouer was with him the night of the shooting and in the hours after. Guy asked Mr. Dunn. This one is difficult to read and he and his fiance have some code language they have worked out. 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. 'S clearly reiterating there was a weapon there, there was a weapon there. `` ]. Code language they have worked out John Guy, expressing incredulity during cross-examination... An email when new reviews/interviews are added to Original-Cin, please provide your email address in the hours.... 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