The film is currently available for streaming on demand from the documentary streaming service,Impactseries.netorApril 26 on the movie subscription service,Hollywood Suite. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. The state called two more witnesses in the Michael Dunn retrialand rested its case Monday afternoon. and his crew gained permission to film inside the Jacksonville court house, as long as they did not film the jury. After Simons' testimony wrapped up at around 12:40 p.m., court took a lunch break. [51] The murder is believed to have inspired activism of the Black Lives Matter movement. She is the mother on one son, Brandon Rouer. Court is expected to resume at 9 a.m. Watch continuing live gavel-to-gavel coverage on ActionNewsJax.com. We hear from Jordans three friends in the car, cautiously precise in their answers. In one of his calls to Rouer, Dunn explained his reason for leaving the gas station after the shooting. Rhondas boyfriend is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting of Jordan Davis, 17, at a Jacksonville, Fla. convenience store in November 2012. Dunn repeatedly told her to get into the car, and when she did she saw him put the gun he carried in the glove compartment. 2023 Cox Media Group. 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. Rouer, Dunn's former girlfriend, was the fifth witness to take the stand in the third day of testimony of the murder retrial. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices. ", "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 two went back to their hotel, Rouer said, where Dunn ordered a pizza. He raised a significant question that still hangs over the proceedings: If the teenagers had a shotgun and were being fired upon, why didnt they use it? 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. He ordered her in the car and the two sped away, heading to their hotel. Brunson, Davis, and Thompson remained in the vehicle listening to music which was described as "very loud." But no weapon was found at the scene and Rouer said the Durango had already fled when she looked outside. "He realizes under Stand Your Ground the significance of that or even self-defense. Filmmaker Silver (Who Is Dayani Cristal?) Ronda Rousey is currently recuperating after breaking her hand in the match at WrestleMania 35. The case has generated international attention because Dunn is white and Davis and his friends in the Durango are all black. "He's clearly reiterating there was a weapon there, there was a weapon there.". [47] McBath cited the activism of students after the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting as a reason for her run. 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. "[45][46] She described Dunn as "a good man. On the way back to their hotel, the two decided to stop at the Gate Petroleum gas station to purchase a bottle of wine. The day began with early morning controversy over disparaging remarks reportedly made by a juror about State Attorney Angela Corey. Attorneys spar in loud music murder trial", "Michael Dunn Verdict: Florida Man Found Guilty Of Attempted Murder In Loud-Music Trial", "Teens testify shooter Dunn said "Are you talking to me? 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. When Rouer first testified in February during Dunn's original trial, she was visibly shaking and appeared close to collapse. 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. Rouer said both she and Dunn had cellphones but neither dialed 911. 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. 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. Dunn's fiance, who served as an adversarial witness, said no such item was mentioned to her at any point. She testified that she got out of the car and walked into the gas station. At gunpoint? 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. 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). The couple came to town to attend the wedding of Michael. 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. She complied, and saw Dunn put a handgun in the glove box. Daviss parents, Ron Davis and Lucia McBath, were also visibly emotional in the audience. When Dunn got a new allegedly suicidal neighbor in jail, he jokes about giving him advice on how to end it, an easy way to die would be to ask a care load of thugs to turn their stereo down., He refers to one Judge as Judge BIAS and Angela Corey knows she has no chance of conviction.. 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. 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. Rhonda Rouer was enjoying herself on the day after Thanksgiving in 2012 when she accompanied her fiance to his son's wedding. The murder trial of the Brevard County man accused of killing a teenager over loud music continues in Jacksonville on Monday. He's very loving."[29]. Do his choices match yours? Siniscal said he had a "high-risk" arrest warrant for Michael Dunn. These letters were written by Michael Dunn in jail and show a different side than you heard from him and his lawyers. Saying, "I then realized that we hadn't really discussed what happened, as we were more concerned with whether or not anyone was hurt. Nobody did fire back, did they? 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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. All rights reserved. The two left the parking lot very quickly, testified Rouer. Theyd had a few drinks while at the wedding. This one is difficult to read and he and his fiance have some code language they have worked out. 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. After Knox took the stand, four character witnesses testified for the defense. 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. 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According to her Facebook the Florida woman, attended Vogel Jr. Testimony in the trial highlighted how loud music from the teens vehicle initiated a verbal confrontation between Davis and Dunn who told the teens to turn down the music. As for WWE plans in the future, we want to have a baby first. [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. She also wasnt questioned this time around about whether Dunn ever mentioned to her that he thought Davis had a gun. 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. Dunn says it was. The jail calls between accused "loud music" killer Michael Dunn and his girlfriend, Rhonda Rouer, have been released. Michael Dunn's ex fiance Rhonda Rouer is questioned regarding the shooting and killing of an unarmed teenager by Dunn. When Rouer got in the vehicle, she testified, she saw Dunn put a gun back in the glovebox. The couple came to town to attend the wedding of Michael Dunn's son. He's not a racist. 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. If her boyfriend is convicted he could face life in jail. Rhonda laughed a bit before grabbing her boyfriend's hand as they continued to walk together. Meet 46-year-old Rhonda Lynn Hallock Rouer. "[24][25], In closing arguments at the first trial, the defense lawyer for Dunn cited the language of Florida's stand-your-ground law. 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. 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. "Yes, I know," she replied. 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. They also said the police had failed to thoroughly search the surrounding area, including trash bins close to the parking lot. 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. Three of those bullets struck Mr. Davis, who died at the scene after an afternoon spent at the mall. That led to a legal challenge later in the day by the Florida Times-Union for the release of transcripts from the conversation. 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