Michael Dunn, the man who pumped nine shots into a parked Dodge Durango full of teenage boys, killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis after a dispute over the kids’ loud music, took the stand Tuesday in his defense, telling the jury, “I thought I was going to be killed.”
Dunn, 47, claimed that he saw what he believed was the barrel of a shotgun, which prompted him to start firing. Police found no weapon in the teens’ SUV.
Also been swirling around the case are letters believed to have been written by Dunn while in prison awaiting his trial.
According to several news outlets, Dunn, who is on trial for first-degree murder for the November 2012 shooting of Jordan, wrote letters to family members, friends and others claiming that he was being treated unfairly by the media and that the court system was biased toward blacks. In a letter to his daughter about “thugs,” he wrote, “This may sound a bit radical but if more people would arm themselves and kill these **** idiots when they’re threatening you, eventually they may take the hint and change their behavior,” WTEV News reports.
I’m back! No verdict yet?
Hey, SG2. The jury quit for the day awhile ago. Will be looking at surveillance video tomorrow morning. Surveillance is from Gate the night of the shooting. The jury wants to see all the different angles taken by surveillance cameras that night.
I’m not even going to try to guess what it means.
They’d better not come back with no damn mess!
Most of the comments I read are fairly optimistic.
As God is my witness, I do not see any way that reasonable people would not conclude that Dunn has lied about absolutely everything. They need to convict the bastard and get on with it.
If the video request is about being careful, leaving no stone unturned, then I suppose that’s okay. I’m just not sure what they think they might see or hear that the cops and prosecutors missed. I only hope that all we’re talking about is someone wanting to make sure, not someone looking for a way to let Dunn walk. I don’t know what to think, obviously, but I I would have voted guilty on all counts as charged based on evidence put forth at the trial.
Now I’m going to be worried all night. This is not good for my health.
Liza,
If the jury comes back with a “not guilty” verdict then Florida might as well hang a sign that says “kill the niggas” and you’ll walk!
Yeah, I know. We keep waiting for the day when the American justice system that is mostly controlled by whites finally acknowledges that the lives of black and other non-white people are equal before the law. Not just on paper but in reality. We keep waiting for that case that will be the tipping point, now it is 2014 and we still haven’t had it. And then we go backwards with cases like Zimmerman.
Try not to worry. I sense that public sentiment is largely against Dunn and that has to say something about the jury. It seems likely that Dunn will end up with a conviction and will be in prison for a long time. But this isn’t science, it is 12 people and we have to live for awhile with the uncertainty of what they will decide.
I am praying that those people do what is right.
I’ll try but I know it’ll be a restless night. Imagine what those poor parents are feeling? It’s devastating to have someone kill your child & the guilty walks away with no consequences. Look at the Martins…no child & no justice. It’s deep wounds that will last a lifetime.
The jury has asked to see the surveilence video again.
Dunn jury: Can we see gas station video?
http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/02/12/michael-dunn-jury-question-gas-station-video-murder-trial
John Guy closing rebuttal. He’s good here:
His rebutal for the Zimmerman trial was good too. And where did it get Trayvon’s murderer?
Acquitted.
Thanks for the video, Liza!
YVW.
I have to leave but I don’t want to miss the verdict if it comes early.
Keep your radio on in the car. It will be announced.
I have to go but I don’t wanna… :(
You’ll get it as soon as it comes in. Don’t worry.
Hi SG2, Ametia, and Rikyrah,
I have to leave myself and will be gone until later on tonight. If the verdict does come back early I’ll probably miss it. If possible, I’ll check back with my Kindle Fire, but I won’t be doing any commenting. I hate typing on my Kindle Fire because it’s like typing one finger at a time.
Hi Granny. I think the jury will be back with a verdict between tonight and Friday. I don’t think they’ll linger on into the weekend.
And they’d better GET.IT.RIGHT.
The verdict should be FIRST DEGREE MURDER.
Nothing but First Degree Murder!
The Dunn case is on official verdict watch.
Judge Healey announced the 4 alternates on the jury. Alternate Jurors are 13,14, 15 & 16.
Judge Healey said there are 5 verdict forms.
The foreperson had better not be a BULLY.
Humph!
Is the jury being sequesterd?
IIRC they’re suppose to be sequestered.
Lord, soothe the sorrow and shattered heart of Lucia, with your light and love, wisdom and compassion. Thank you!
Amen.
She looks so fragile at that moment.
Lucia, like Sybrina Fulton are mothers who will never ever see their sons again. They just want JUSTICE for the killings of their child. What mother wouldn’t want that?
just looking at her breaks my heart
Did the witness have an accurate memory? Well if Strolla tried to use Rhonda’s anxiety and use of meds to allay it counts…
Dunn flat out sprayed that Durango with bullets. He went APESHIT and murdered Jordan Davis.
Judge Healey is giving jury instructions.
Yes; because we don’t want angry, deranged white racist men to descend upon the court house and splay it with bullets!
Just getting back. What’d I miss?
That weapon is MAGIC! POOF! And it’s GONE! Never to be seen again.
Funny how the only one who saw it is the only one who would benefit from seeing it.
Wait….I see a pattern here……
Moron O’ Mara and Strolla kind of want us to believe they hand weapons out to all black teens down there in the gunshine state. Is it a lottery, pot luck ??
Strolla now focusing on justifiable use of deadly force.
Please let this be over with and into the hands of the jury. I’ve had enough of this lying liar–>STROLLA!
The bullet trajectories and the Medical Examiner’s testimony tell the story of what happened. Can’t change facts, Strolla.
Strolla is now focusing on the child safety locks.
I can tell all the way from here……he has “Short Term Vision” just like Frankie does…..
….and it’s completely out of focus.
Except that isn’t what he said.
And the cops talked to the three survivors separately right after the shooting.
Trying to put one over, right Strolla?
THIS RIGHT HERE IS THE DEAL.
YES!
Strolla knows Dunn’s going down. He doesn’t want FIRST DEGREE MURDER.
Strolla’s trying to find that MAGICAL WEAPON!
CUZ black kids playing loud rap music GOT to have a gun and they threw it away. I loathe this bastard. These kind of images planted in some folks head is what gets our kids killed for nothing.
Exactly! They’ve demonized our kids, so that they can murder them whenever it suits their whim. It must end now, today, this month, year!
Amen.
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Liza, where you at? I just can’t…
I know….
Hang in there, it will be over soon. Then the prosecution…
Prosecution gets the final word?
Yeah, because they have the burden of proof.
Thanks for the refresher. I missed Guy’s closing. How’d he do?
It’s maddening, SG2, to think that this man will be set free.
And LYING like the boys threw away a gun. There was no fucking gun. Dunn opened fire b/c the boys wasn’t going to listen to him. So he fired 9 shots into car and killed Jordan Davis.
Besides which, the Leblanc brother and sister said that they did not see them throw anything away. Don’t forget that.
This mofo here—> Strolla still implying the kids ditched a gun. He KNOWS his client’s ass is grass!
Defense says that the State dehumanized Dunn by simply calling him a ‘defendant’
Boo hoo hoo.
What the FUCK do you call someone who is claiming self defense?
As if calling the kids thugs and gangsters is A – OK
Defense begins closing arguments.
This whole trial, like the Zimmerman trial is a complete waste of taxpayer’s money. It’s a NOBRAINER
It’s FL. Here in NJ Fogen would be on his appeal process and Duuhhnnn would already be convicted. Anthony…..same thing.
Court is in recess for one hour and then the Defense begins closing arguments.
What you gonna bring to the table, Strolla?
Lies and more lies but it won’t work. Not Today!
One thing he will say is that Rhonda Rouer has emotional issues and/or anxiety issues and can’t remember what Dunn told her. Or that Dunn spared her the details because she is not well.
So you think they’ll blame on Rhonda? DAMN!
Strolla will try to discredit her (the part about Dunn never telling her about the gun), claiming she is an emotional mess who can’t remember what he said. And she certainly acted the part for the jury. But it won’t work.
Rhonda’s EMOTIONAL mess is not on trial. Dunn is and the fact that he and Strolla are using her as a shield to get this fucker off for murder 1 is despicable!
Rhonda said Dunn NEVER mentioned any WEAPONS
Erin Wolfson: “this defendant doesn’t get to claim self-defense just because anything is possible!”
*tears* Just so incredibly sad.
*Tears*
Instead of a wedding and grandchildren they will have a lifetime of sorrow on the other side of this.
Heartbreaking
YOU’RE GOING TO HELL, DUNN.
The court will need to cut down a forrest of trees for all the paper the jury will need to write down all the INCONSITENCIES-LIES
Maybe someone on the jury can set up an EXCEL spreadsheet for tDunn’s lies versus evidence and facts and eyewitness testimony.
Is anyone on this jury smart enough to set up an Excel spreadsheet? I’m not very confident in jurors these days, especially Floridian jurors.
I am deliberately avoiding even thinking about them too much.
Liza, when the judge was instructing the jury not to let racial bias affect their decision, I wanted to scream. How do you convince someone who has racism etched into their DNA for decades to erase it all and see through the clear lens of what is fair and just?
Dunn should have minded his own DAMN business. What GALL to demand strangers turn down music and it’s not on your property.
Another sidebar. Defense wants to break Erin Wolfson’s momentum.
Is Strolla going to put earplugs into the jurors ears too?
Dunn’s claiming self defense while the purported dangerous thugs are driving away
To be clear, Dunn did not have to plan overnight that he’d roll up to a gas station and shoot some niggas! He fired shots and contined shooting after the SUV pulled off. He got out of his car and continued shooting round after round as the SUV drove away. PREMEDITATION!
In the FIRST DEGEREE!
Erin Wolfson: Self defense does not let you assume.
TRUTH! Either you’re defending yourself from danger or not. No assumptions or imaginings!
My heart breaks for them. I lift them up in prayer.
I WEEP for Jordan’s family. They cannot stop the tears.. It’s heart-breaking to watch.
Mr. Davis carries himself with such dignity. I noticed that when he testified. What a contrast to Dunn and Rhonda.
Liza,
Like night & day.
ERIN WOLFSON: A gun wasn’t found by police because there was no gun. It wasn’t shoddy police work.
Wolfson: Why didn’t Dunn call the POLICE? He wasn’t in fear of his life. And no mention of a weapon by RHONDA!
The boys were going to look for girls. Just what a typical teenage boy does.
After killing a kid Dunn checks into room, orders pizza,drank wine & walks the dog. To him the kids lives had no value.Cold hearted bastard!
Dunn fled the scene after unloading his gun on a SUV full of teenage boys. With NO thought of having injured or KILLINGanyone! With NO thought of calling the police. What kind of world does this man live in where he thinks he can just fire 9 bullets into a SUV full of HUMAN BEINGS and then leave the scene?
I think I know what happened. We know that Dunn fired the shots, the SUV took off, Dunn yells at Rhonda to get in the car and they take off like Bonnie and Clyde back to the hotel. Dunn didn’t know for certain if he hit anyone. Back at the hotel, he’s already intoxicated, gets more drunk, orders pizza and tries to convince himself that it will be okay, he probably didn’t hit anyone, the kids probably just took off and won’t tell anyone.
But, according to Girlfriend, the TV was on all night because they often fell asleep with the TV on. Not so. Dunn was waiting to hear something and figured if he didn’t hear anything by morning, it was probably okay. He could head back to Satellite Beach and forget about it. But then the report came in on the TV and Dunn fell into a bucket of sh!t.
It’s a damn good thing that someone got his tag number and the cops found him so soon and that he’s been kept in jail ever since.
How dare Jordan Davis won’t listen to his majesty! May he rot in prison and from there to hell!
Erin Wolfson: One of those final bullets almost hit Tommie Stornes head.
Has anyone asked Dunn why after 1-2 shots, he didn’t stop and move on? Anyone fearing for their lives would know that a few shots fired is enough to scare the targets and they can move on. Dunn was on a mission to destroy lives, and he did just that!
Erin Wolfson tells jurors the medical examiner said the shot that killed Davis could not have hit him if he was standing up.
Erin Wolfson: “This defendant was angry. He got angry because a 17-year-old kid did not listen to him.”
TRUTH!!
Just chilling to hear those gunshots going into a car full of kids.
Yeah, premeditation is not about elapsed time. It is a decision.
Bring it, LIZA!
Dunn had a lot of hate to fire bullets into a car because of loud music. He deserves the ultimate punishment. Eye 4 an Eye!
Dunn fired 9 shots into the car full of kids, he intended to kill them all.
Erin Wolfson: “Let me be clear. There was no gun in that Durango.”
Jordan’s parents, my heart just grieves for them, having to sit in that courtroom and listen to how their son was MURDERED.
Indeed. Lord Have Mercy upon their hearts.
A lot of folks are feeling this. I hope that Jordan’s parents can feel us, and I actually believe they can.
I’m sure they can feel the love and support for them.
Erin Wolfson: “Jordan Davis didn’t stand a chance”!
Is it any wonder that the other 3 boys made it out of that SUV alive?
I don’t know how no one else was killed. A bullet hole is right on the front passenger side. 9 shots hit the Durango. Dunn practically unloaded the clip.
And the closing argument should END with the fact that there was NO WEAPON IN THE DURANGO!
Closing arguments begins..
Court is back in session.
Good morning, all.
I had trouble logging on. Ugh!
Judge Healey has orders to give to Strolla and the State.
The discussion is on Justfiable use of deadly force.
Corey: “Jordan Davis did not have any deadly weapons in his hands.” We don’t want the jury thinking Jordan had anything in his hands, because he didn’t.”
Judge Healey: ” He didn’t have anything in his hands.”
That would seem to cancel out Dunn’s story about gangsters right there. Plus it’s true.
I cannot go through another “not guilty” verdict. My heart might not take it. GZ verdict nearly killed me.
Exactly Liza. Defense has not submitted any evidence to support Dunn’s use of justifiable DEADLY force.
Jury instructions seem to only be complex when a white man is on trial for killing a black teen boy.
So true.
If Dunn were a black man, he would have been mysteriously killed. THE END.
We’re only having a trial because Dunn is a white man. Anyone else would be serving life without parole in exchange for the DA not seeking the death penalty.
They are going over the wording of the CHARGES.
Court’s in session
http://globalgrind.com/2014/02/06/jordan-davis-michael-dunn-murder-trial-day-1-livestream-video/
In reading Dunn’s letters he’s declared himself a one-man NIGGA-BUSTER.
Good Morning, Everyone. Let’s pray this trial wraps up quickly with a GUILTY VERDICT.