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2019 Murder Trialtrial-daytrial-dayShawn GrahamRick HubbardSuzanne MayesRobert MadsenCasey SecorBoyd YoungCharlie CrumptonMarty LongshoreDavid MackeyBrittany Burke PickleKeith McMahanDustin SmithDenise AtkinsonKennan FrederickdirectcrossredirectDay 14 - May 17, 2019Testimony covered the AB Pinaca testing, store surveillance and receipts, FBI interviews, and the Alabama recovery-site evidence, alongside rulings limiting questioning about prior rights invocations.
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Day 14 - May 17, 2019

AB Pinaca Testimony, Interview Evidence, And Recovery-Site Exhibits

Judge Eugene C. Griffith, Jr.
24Proceedings
14Pages
8Witnesses
2,058Lines
Day 14 of 32
Appearing:
Shawn Graham Rick Hubbard Suzanne Mayes Robert Madsen Casey Secor Boyd Young Charlie Crumpton Marty Longshore David Mackey Brittany Burke Pickle Keith McMahan Dustin Smith Denise Atkinson Kennan Frederick

Testimony covered the AB Pinaca testing, store surveillance and receipts, FBI interviews, and the Alabama recovery-site evidence, alongside rulings limiting questioning about prior rights invocations.

Full day summary

Sheriff Charlie Crumpton completed his testimony about the September 2014 investigation, including Jones's interview behavior and the Alabama recovery area. The court addressed repeated disputes over questioning about prior rights invocations, keeping that subject excluded while allowing proffers and limited questioning about consent and a search warrant. Forensic witnesses testified about AB Pinaca. The parties stipulated that Jones's September 7 blood sample tested positive for the substance, and a toxicologist described reported effects and the limits of available human research. Store employees authenticated surveillance footage, receipts, and purchases from Walmart, Exxon, and Dollar General. FBI Agent David Mackey testified about rights advisements, the September interviews, and a summary recording that was played after the original recorder failed to capture part of an interview. On cross-examination, Mackey acknowledged two earlier statements were incorrect and distinguished Jones's account from his own knowledge of events in the home. Crime-scene analyst Brittany Pickle described the recovery and handling of five bags at the Alabama site. The court allowed written recovery summaries over defense objection and admitted related exhibits.

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1. Charlie Crumpton — Direct/Cross (Part 1)

Sheriff Charlie Crumpton described Jones's interview, the search for the children, and the recovery in rural Alabama before cross-examination began.

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Procedural
Jury Check-In and Witness Call
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Direct
Charlie Crumpton — Direct Charlie Crumpton Rick Hubbard
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Sheriff Charlie Crumpton described Jones's early interviews, the search for the children, and the Alabama recovery site.

Cross
Charlie Crumpton — Cross Charlie Crumpton Casey Secor
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Cross-examination opened with Crumpton's first contact with Tim, Jr. on September 7.

2. Hearing on Voluntariness Questioning

The court ruled that defense counsel could not revisit excluded interview material concerning the voluntariness of Timothy Ray Jones Jr.'s September 7 statement, while allowing a further proffer for the record.

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Procedural
Hearing on Voluntariness Questioning
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The court rejected the defense claim that the State opened the door to excluded interview material and allowed a proffer to preserve the issue.

3. Charlie Crumpton — Proffer (Part 2)

Outside the jury's presence, the judge rejected defense counsel's framing of questions about Jones invoking his rights. Before the jury, Sheriff Charlie Crumpton described Jones's September 7 interview behavior and his concerns about possible spice use.

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Cross
Charlie Crumpton — Cross (Proffer Testimony) Charlie Crumpton Casey Secor
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The court addressed a contested voluntariness issue, then Crumpton described Jones's behavior, spice concerns, and the family's assistance during the investigation.

4. Charlie Crumpton — Redirect (Part 3)

Sheriff Charlie Crumpton said references to Nahtahn made Timothy Ray Jones Jr. angry and raised concern that a child might be dead.

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Redirect
Charlie Crumpton — Redirect Charlie Crumpton Rick Hubbard
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Crumpton said he saw no mental-health red flags in Jones but was concerned by Jones's repeated angry reaction to Nahtahn's name.

5. Keith McMahan — Direct/Cross/Redirect

A Mississippi forensic drug analyst testified that items tested positive for AB Pinaca, and the parties stipulated that Timothy Ray Jones, Jr.'s September 7, 2014 blood sample also tested positive for the substance.

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Direct
Keith McMahan — Direct Keith McMahan Shawn Graham
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Forensic analyst Keith McMahan testified that the can residue and foil-packet material in State's Exhibit 58 tested positive for AB Pinaca.

Cross
Keith McMahan — Cross Keith McMahan Robert Madsen
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McMahan limited his expertise on AB-Pinaca's human effects and identified July 1, 2014, as Mississippi's restriction date.

Redirect
Keith McMahan — Redirect Keith McMahan Shawn Graham
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McMahan confirmed AB Pinaca's Mississippi legal status, and a stipulated blood test positive for AB Pinaca was admitted as State's Exhibit 70.

Highlights

Keith McMahan — Redirectevidence eventThe parties stipulated that blood collected from Timothy Ray Jones, Jr. on September 7, 2014 tested positive for AB Pinaca; State's Exhibit 70 was admitted.

6. Dustin Smith — Direct/Cross/Redirect

Forensic toxicologist Dustin Smith testified about AB Pinaca and synthetic cannabinoids, addressing limited research, possible effects, and their use in Spice.

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Direct
Dustin Smith — Direct Dustin Smith Suzanne Mayes
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Forensic toxicologist Dustin Smith described AB Pinaca's reported effects, limited research, and the exhibits shown to him.

Cross
Dustin Smith — Cross Dustin Smith Robert Madsen
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Smith described the limited human research on AB Pinaca and distinguished synthetic cannabinoids from marijuana.

Redirect
Dustin Smith — Redirect Dustin Smith Suzanne Mayes
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Smith clarified the limits of AB Pinaca half-life research and testified that chronic use could cause withdrawal.

7. Kennan Frederick — Direct/Cross

Kennan Frederick authenticated Walmart video and receipts documenting a September 3, 2014 purchase, while the defense noted that parking-lot footage did not identify the vehicle or shopper.

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Direct
Kennan Frederick — Direct Kennan Frederick Suzanne Mayes
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Walmart co-manager Kennan Frederick authenticated receipt-linked surveillance footage and matched the recorded transaction to listed purchases and identified items.

Cross
Kennan Frederick — Cross Kennan Frederick Robert Madsen
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Frederick confirmed limits on the parking-lot footage; State's Exhibit 71 was clarified as admitted without objection.

Highlights

Kennan Frederick — Directevidence eventThe court admitted State's Exhibit 71, the surveillance video, without objection; it was then published to the jury.

8. Denise Atkinson — Direct/Cross

Denise Atkinson authenticated Exxon surveillance records and described a polite customer whose behavior appeared unremarkable; on cross-examination, she distinguished her account from a store owner's report of earlier visits.

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Direct
Denise Atkinson — Direct Denise Atkinson Suzanne Mayes
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Exxon cashier Denise Atkinson authenticated surveillance footage and described the September 4, 2014 transaction shown in it.

Cross
Denise Atkinson — Cross Denise Atkinson Robert Madsen
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Atkinson said the statement about prior visits came from an Exxon owner, not from her.

9. Marty Longshore — Direct

Marty Longshore testified about a duplicate Dollar General purchase based on a receipt recovered from Timothy Ray Jones, Jr.'s vehicle; the materials were admitted as State's Exhibit 143.

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Direct
Marty Longshore — Direct Marty Longshore Suzanne Mayes
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Longshore authenticated a duplicate Dollar General purchase, and State's Exhibit 143 was admitted; defense counsel then preserved an objection concerning anticipated Mackey testimony.

10. David Mackey — In-Camera Testimony (Part 1)

Before the jury entered, the court set limits on defense questioning of Agent David Mackey, then admitted two aerial photographs after the jury returned.

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Direct
David Mackey — In-Camera Direct Examination David Mackey Boyd Young
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The court limited Mackey questioning, admitted corrected aerial-photograph exhibits, and the State called Mackey before the jury.

11. David Mackey — Direct/Cross/Redirect (Part 2)

FBI Agent David Mackey testified about Timothy Jones's interview, the partial recording played for the jury, and Jones's assistance narrowing the Alabama recovery location. Defense counsel questioned Mackey about the incomplete recording and his recollection.

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Direct
David Mackey — Direct David Mackey Rick Hubbard
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FBI Agent David Mackey recounted Jones's interview, the later summary recording, and the effort that led officers to the Alabama recovery site.

Cross
David Mackey — Cross David Mackey Boyd Young
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Mackey acknowledged errors and described an unrecorded portion of Jones's interview as defense exhibits tied to the interview were admitted.

Redirect
David Mackey — Redirect David Mackey Rick Hubbard
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Mackey clarified his account of Jones's statements about Nahtahn during the unrecorded interview portion.

Highlights

David Mackey — Directevidence eventMackey said the original recorder had not captured the interview; investigators then made a summary recording, which was admitted as State's Exhibit 166 and played for the jury.David Mackey — Direct“During the course of the interview we ultimately get to a part where we are trying to locate where the bodies might be but we had noticed that the recorder was not recording at that time.”— David MackeyThe testimony identified a limitation in the recording of the interview and explained why a later summary recording was made.David Mackey — Cross“I don't pretend to know what truly happened in that home. I can tell you exactly what he told us.”— David MackeyMackey distinguished his account of the interview from personal knowledge of the events in the home.

12. Brittany Burke Pickle — Direct (Part 1)

Crime-scene analyst Brittany Burke Pickle described the recovery, handling, and transport of five bags from the Alabama site; the court admitted related exhibits.

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Direct
Brittany Burke Pickle — Direct Brittany Burke Pickle Shawn Graham
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Crime-scene analyst Brittany Pickle described the Alabama recovery site, evidence handling, and admitted scene exhibits; the parties stipulated to DNA-based bag identification.

Highlights

Brittany Burke Pickle — Directtestimony highlightPickle described arriving at the Alabama recovery site and locating five children in black plastic garbage-bag-type bags in a wooded area off a dirt logging road.

13. Evidentiary Hearing on Exhibits 161–165

Before the jury entered, the court admitted State's Exhibits 161 through 165, written crime-scene summaries, over a renewed defense objection. The court left any future ruling on photographs open.

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Procedural
Evidentiary Hearing on Exhibits 161–165
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The court overruled the defense objection and admitted written crime-scene summaries as State's Exhibits 161 through 165.

Highlights

Evidentiary Hearing on Exhibits 161–165rulingThe court found the written crime-scene summaries probative and not unfairly prejudicial, and allowed them.

14. Brittany Burke Pickle — Direct (Part 2)

Crime-scene analyst Brittany Burke Pickle resumed testimony as the court admitted vehicle evidence, including trash bags and a broken-buckle belt, without defense cross-examination.

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Direct
Brittany Burke Pickle — Direct (Resumed) Brittany Burke Pickle Shawn Graham
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Pickle identified recovery summaries and authenticated vehicle evidence as the court admitted State's Exhibits 167 and 168.

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