Sunday, March 08, 2015

TN: Ferrell found Guilty, Appeal Planned


The man who shot and killed country musician Jerald "Wayne" Mills in 2013 was found guilty of second-degree murder Friday.

A jury reached the verdict in the fifth day of trial, finding Chris Ferrell, 46, guilty in Mills' death. Ferrell's attorneys immediately promised an appeal.

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"I blame the verdict on the failure of the government and the police to fully investigate this case at the time," the attorney said. During trial, witnesses testified that a bullet — one of three fired by Ferrell — was overlooked by police and later found by a defense investigator and that police damaged evidence in Mills' cellphone by placing a magnetic powder on the device.

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1 comment:

Wireless.Phil said...

Why magnetic powder?
Taking fingerprints off a phone in his possession? That seems dumb.

Phones are fairly sealed, except for water and don't think magnetic powder would be strong enough to clear the memory.