JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The 2 males charged within the tragic capturing demise of 13-year-old Prince Holland shall be again in courtroom on Thursday to see if they are going to be tried individually.
Kentrevious Garard, 27, and Marcel Johnson, 25, are each going through first-degree homicide expenses in reference to the teenager’s 2022 demise.
Holland’s mom stated following a earlier listening to that she was annoyed by the delays within the case.
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One key cause for the delay is that the decide and attorneys need to undergo all the proof and see what’s admissible to every case. The decide stated that might take a while.
In keeping with investigators, in December 2022, Johnson drove a automobile whereas Garard fired pictures at an SUV on the intersection of Moncrief and New Kings Highway, killing Holland.
One other younger boy and the soccer coach, who was driving, have been additionally hit.
Garard’s lawyer filed a movement final November, looking for to have her consumer tried individually from Johnson. She argued that whereas Garard is accused of being the shooter, there may be little proof towards him in comparison with the overwhelming proof towards Johnson.
Final June, the State Lawyer’s Workplace launched proof, together with footage and telephone calls associated to the investigation. A virtually four-hour-long interrogation of Johnson was additionally made public.
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Through the interrogation, Johnson reportedly advised detectives concerning the stress between him and Garard as they adopted the crimson SUV carrying Holland from soccer tryouts.
In keeping with Johnson, once they reached an intersection, Garard allegedly instructed him to “let the pictures off.”
The police reported that greater than 20 bullets have been fired through the incident. Johnson has claimed that Garard threatened him to make sure his silence concerning the occasions that transpired.
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In a 2023 information convention, Sheriff T.Ok. Waters stated that the capturing was linked to “two rival road teams.”
Garard’s lawyer, S. Nicole Jamieson, despatched News4JAX’s Briana Brownlee an announcement relating to the movement to separate the instances.
“We hope the courtroom severs the 2 trials so {that a} jury can clearly consider the shortage of proof towards Mr. Garard unbiased of his co-defendant’s case.”
S. Nicole Jamieson, Kentrevious Garard’s lawyer
Holland’s mother, Chantel Brown, is annoyed about Jamieson pushing to have a separate trial from Johnson.
“I really feel like she don’t care about no one else,” Brown stated. “She don’t care concerning the children concerned, not to mention the household or me or the sufferer that was murdered so why would you need to put us by that greater than as soon as.”
Brown additionally stated she’s open to having one trial with two separate juries.
“Yeah I don’t really feel prefer it’s going to make a distinction, responsible is responsible,” Brown stated.
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