Rhonda Rouer took the stand and started trembling and sobbing as she began to get into what happened on the night of the shooting. Austin testified to Dunn's behavior at his son Christopher's wedding, saying he was in control of his actions. He makes a joke to his grandmother about women being interested in his fiance, and then told his grandmother he could fall into a pile of shit and step out smelling like a rose. About the case, he discusses the misinformation and outright lies being reported by the media. Despite saying he doesnt use the word thug, on page 6 he uses it to his own grandmother and specifically calls the surviving boys, thugs.. To receive an email when new reviews/interviews are added to Original-Cin, please provide your email address in the form below. He said she probably will get offers from Hollywood from testifying. She was still engaged to Dunn at the time. 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. 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. 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. [8] Rouer left their car to purchase white wine and chips. 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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. She also said that Mr. Dunn never called their neighbor to say he wanted to discuss something important. The state questioned the accuracy of the diagrams, which showed the Jetta at a slight angle and too much room between the vehicles. This one is difficult to read and he and his fiance have some code language they have worked out. 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. The trial will resume Monday. Dunn doubts he would have even been arrested in any other County, discusses his plans to sue the pants off of the State once trial is over. 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. An argument broke out between the passengers of the car and Dunn once Rouer walked . When Rouer woke up the next morning, she saw reports on TV about the gas-station shooting. Rouer testified the couple went home to Brevard County after the shooting. Controversybegan before anyone even took the stand in day three of the first-degree murder retrial on Saturday. He wants this person to make comments on social media on his behalf. Rhonda testified when she turned around she saw Dunn outside the vehicle, and she then exited the store. We will consult wherever injustice lives. Given the traditions of the time . [13][14], Davis' protests continued and an independent witness overheard Dunn say "No, you're not gonna talk to me that way." She claims that Dunn told her to get in the car. 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. After Simons' testimony wrapped up at around 12:40 p.m., court took a lunch break. [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. If her boyfriend is convicted he could face life in jail. Rhema Thompson began her post at WJCT on a very cold day in January 2014 and left WJCT to join the team at The Florida Times Union in December 2014. The Berrys and Thompson said Dunn was a nice, calm person. We were very happy, Rouer told the court, her voice cracking. [49] In 2020, she defeated Handel in a rematch to win reelection to a second term. Police presence at Arlington Manor area complex after reported shooting, Police: One person detained in College Park area, Local Weather: Day 9 of 80-plus degree afternoons; much-needed rain by late Friday into Saturday, Viewing Venus under a telescope in our night sky. 3 Minutes, 10 Bullets. "When she was first interviewed, when you would expect someone to tell the truth when their memory is freshest she never mentioned a firearm," said former prosecutor Richard Kuritz. The two went back to their hotel, Rouer said, where Dunn ordered a pizza. And when you cantargue either, put someone else on trial. [6], Tommie Stornes, Leland Brunson, Jordan Davis, and Tevin Thompson had been spending the day traveling to various malls when they decided to go to the Gate Petroleum gas station in order to buy gum and cigarettes. "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. In one of his calls to Rouer, Dunn explained his reason for leaving the gas station after the shooting. 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. Mr. Dunn and his lawyer said the teenagers got rid of the shotgun during the very brief period they pulled out of the gas station. Rouer said the couple stopped at the Gate after the wedding to get a bottle of wine and a bag of chips. 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.". First Coast News has successfully fought for your access to these documents and we'll bring you more exclusive content on Thursday night at 8 p.m. during our special, Michael Dunn, fatal encounter. Read Dunns Jail Letters Here (you are here), Watch Full Michael Dunn Pre-Arrest Interview by Detectives, Watch what Michael Dunns neighbor had to say about him (very negative), Evidence Locker: State of Florida & Jordan Davis versus Michael Dunn, Review over 400 photos of the physical evidence for yourself (may download slow), Watch portions of Trial and read more about the case, Jordan Davis: Download Jet and Rolling Stone Magazine Articles, Michael Dunn on Myspace: Learn More About Jordan Daviss Killer. The film is currently available from theImpact Seriesstreaming service and on Hollywood Suite on April 26. Musser was one of the lead detectives who ended up going to Brevard County to interview Dunn after he was arrested. He is now serving life in prison without parole. Ronda Rousey is currently recuperating after breaking her hand in the match at WrestleMania 35. [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. On the way back to their hotel, the two decided to stop at the Gate Petroleum . Rhondas boyfriend is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Jordan Davis, 17, at a Jacksonville, Fla. convenience store in November 2012. I was worried about the blind firing situation, where they would shoot over their heads, whatever, and hit me, or hit me and Rhonda.. Rhonda Lynn Hallock was previously married to Mark Thomas Rouer. This, according to Rhonda Rouer's testimony, is what her fiance, Michael Dunn, said when they pulled into a Jacksonville gas station next to an SUV full of black kids who had the stereo up high . The murder trial of the Brevard County man accused of killing a teenager over loud music continues in Jacksonville on Monday. 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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. While Smith was not selected for the trial, he cites comments from another juror who did make the panel. Michael Dunn Trial: Phillip Miranda testifies. "Poor sweetie." Rhonda smirked before leaning over and kissing Arnold on the lips. 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. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. At times teary, his feet shackled, Michael Dunn, the man accused of fatally shooting a black teenager in November 2012 during an argument over loud music, took the witness stand on Tuesday and told the jury he pulled the trigger repeatedly only to save his own life. The film chronicles what CNN dubbed the loud music trial.On November 23,2012,Michael Dunn, a 45-year-old white software engineer, during a dispute about loud rap music coming from a red Jeep Durango in a Jacksonville parking lot, fired a revolver repeatedly into a car with four African-American teens, killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis. Rouer may return again. His fiance, Rhonda Rouer, says the last thing she heard him say was, "I hate that thug music." Rouer was in the convenience store when she heard gunshots, and when she ran outside, he told. Gabel cautioned Healey that "the mistake" being made Saturday was "the same one made in the first trial.". Dunn did not contact the police. Court is expected to resume at 9 a.m. Watch continuing live gavel-to-gavel coverage on ActionNewsJax.com. 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. Filmmaker Silver (Who Is Dayani Cristal?) When she did find out, she was willingly honest during her interrogation and spoke against her husband on the day of the trial. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. As his head clears the window frame, he says, This is going down, Mr. Dunn said, quoting Mr. Davis and using an expletive in the quote. Amidst dailyreports about the trial of policeman Derek Chauvin, the gruesome death of George Floyd, and this weeks police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota, it may seem perverse to revisit a different racially-charged trial from 2015. Saying, "I then realized that we hadn't really discussed what happened, as we were more concerned with whether or not anyone was hurt. 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. Rhonda Rouer was with him the night of the shooting and in the hours after. The film refutes any assumptions that crime and racism are the burdens of the poor and disenfranchised: Both Dunn and the boys in the car were comfortable and middle-class. BLM became a national activist network a year later, following police killing of a third African-American teen, Michael Brown, of Ferguson, Missouri. Musser followed. But Ms. Rouer, who lived with Mr. Dunn in Brevard County and who had accompanied him to his sons wedding here, contradicted those statements on Tuesday. He said his family engaged in a letter writing campaign to Congress and Governor Scott over the local corruption surrounding his arrest ad detainment. She testified that she got out of the car and walked into the gas station. Corey is personally prosecuting Dunn. On February 3, the jury selection process in Michael Dunn's murder trial will begin. Dunn has claimed Davis threatened him with a gun, and he fired to defend himself. We spend time getting to know Jordans friends, troubled by their loss and their own near-death experience. Documentary Special Jury Award for Social Impact at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. The Folio writer confirmed to Action News at 12:35 p.m. that it was his article that led to the dismissal of juror #4. 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. The next morning Rouer saw a report about the shooting on the news indicating that Jordan Davis had died. This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. [55] The film distribution was sold to HBO. A witness memorized his licence plate and he was arrested at his home a day later. The shooting, which unfolded in this northern Florida city, has drawn attention once again to the states expansive self-defense laws that allow people who say they feel threatened to use lethal force to protect themselves. The trial is expected to be turned over to the jury on Wednesday after closing statements. In the letter addressed to "Baby," Dunn goes on to tell her "I cannot recall if I ever conveyed the details of my decision making to you. She said she rushed back to the car where Dunn "urgently" asked her to get in. 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. At that point, he said, his mind was on his fiance, Rhonda Rouer, who was about to walk out of the convenience store. [22][23] In his criminal trial, Dunn had been declared "broke. [39], Dunn's former neighbor, Charles Hendrix, said he was not surprised by his behavior. She started by telling Assistant State Attorney Erin Wolfson that they had a good day that . 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. The deputy and two others went to Dunn's home to arrest him. . Later, Simons demonstrated on "Bendy," an anatomical figure, the position that Davis was in when he was shot. Meet 46-year-old Rhonda Lynn Hallock Rouer. 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. Once parked, Rouer said Dunn told her I hate that thug music. Rouer went into the store to purchase the items and shortly after the gunshots rang out. Its blacked out, but he again tries to enforce his version of the facts to her. There are only 25 here, but wrote many more. Dunn's fiance, who served as an adversarial witness, said no such item was mentioned to her at any point. The day began with early morning controversy over disparaging remarks reportedly made by a juror about State Attorney Angela Corey. However, Healey later said the juror claimed he did not make the remarks as Smith claimed. Rhonda Rouer was enjoying herself on the day after Thanksgiving in 2012 when she accompanied her fiance to his son's wedding. 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. [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]. That led to a legal challenge later in the day by the Florida Times-Union for the release of transcripts from the conversation. 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. 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. Dunn says it was. 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. 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. She is the mother on one son, Brandon Rouer. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. Siniscal said he had a "high-risk" arrest warrant for Michael Dunn. WWE News: Ronda Rousey reveals why UFC match was bigger than WrestleMania. Rouer testified she wanted to go home and they left. Dunn was originally tried for murder in February. [37] On November 17, 2016, his appeal was denied. [51] The murder is believed to have inspired activism of the Black Lives Matter movement. "[42] He said he wanted to confront Dunn in jail about his son's murder. 2023 Cox Media Group. The trial led to local protests and international media attention. The two remained there until the following morning, when they left for Brevard County at Rouers prodding, she testified. 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