Frederick Franklin addresses Jacob Gardner case

Frederick Franklin addresses Jacob Gardner case

THE CASE INVOLVINGJAKE GARDNER ANDJAMES SCURLOCK -PROVIDING NEWEVIDENCE.GOOD EVENING, I'MJENNIFER GRISWOLD.DOUGLAS COUNTYATTORNEY DON KLEINEALSO SPOKE ABOUT THECASE TODAY - WE'LLHAVE MORE FROM HIM,PLUS A STATEMENTFROM GARDNER'SLAWYERS.BUT FIRST - LET'S LOOKAT A TIMELINE OFEVENTS.IT WAS MAY 30TH WHENGARDNER SHOT ANDKILLED JAMESSCURLOCK DURING THEGEORGE FLOYDPROTESTS IN OMAHA.ON JUNE 1ST, DOUGLASCOUNTY ATTORNEY DONKLEINE ANNOUNCED NOCHARGES WOULD BEFILED AGAINSTGARDNER IN THEINCIDENT.A FEW DAYS LATER,KLEINE CALLED FOR AGRAND JURY TOINVESTIGATE THESHOOTING.THAT GRAND JURYDECIDED TO INDICTGARDNER ONSEPTEMBER 15TH.AND SUNDAY,SEPTEMBER 20TH,GARDNER'S ATTORNEYANNOUNCED HE DIED BYSUICIDE.THAT BRINGS US TOTODAY - WHEREFRANKLIN DETAILEDNEW EVIDENCE ONWHAT HAPPENEDMOMENTS BEFOREJAMES SCURLOCK WASSHOT AND KILLED.3 NEWS NOWREPORTER RUTAULCINAITE HAS MOREFROM CITY HALL.RUTA?JENNY, TODAY SPECIALPROSECUTORFREDRICK FRANKLINDESCRIBED THEFATEFUL EVENTS OFTHAT MAY 30TH NIGHT INTHE OLD MARKET.HE WENT INTODETAILS ON EVIDENCEPULLED FROMGARDNER'S PHONE....AND HOW IT RELATES TONEBRASKA'S SELFDEFENSE LAW.SPECIAL PROSECUTORFRED FRANKLIN STATEDTHAT EVIDENCESHOWED THATGARDNER'S ACTIONSDID NOT FALL UNDERNEBRASKA'S SELF-DEFENSE LAWS."HE STAYED INSIDE OFHIS BUSINESS WHILE ITWAS BEING VANDALIZEDIN THE HOPES OFEXECUTING ANOTHERPLAN." 12:11:23 THATOTHER PLAN, FRANKLINSAYS, WAS TO CAUSESERIOUS HARM TOLOOTERS.ON WEDNESDAY,FRANKLIN WENT INTOEVIDENCE OBTAINEDFROM THE OMAHAPOLICE DEPARTMENTTHAT WAS PRESENTEDTO THE GRAND JURYWHO IN TURN - DECIDEDTO INDICT GARDER ONFOUR CHARGES.FRANKLIN SAID ON THENIGHT OF SCURLOCKSTO THE GRAND JURYWHO IN TURN - DECIDEDTO INDICT GARDER ONFOUR CHARGES.FRANKLIN SAID ON THENIGHT OF SCURLOCKSDEATH GARDNER WASINSIDE HIS BUSINESSWITH THE LIGHTS OFFQUOTE," WAITING ON ALOOTER TO COME IN SOHE COULD LIGHT THEMUP." END QUOTE "HEWAS IN THERE WITHFIREARMS INCLUDING ASHOTGUN, AND THREEHAND GUNS." 12:06:06FRANKLIN THEN WENTINTO WHAT COULD'VECAUSED GARDNER TOTAKE VIOLENT ACTION,AND CITED A TWEETPRESIDENT TRUMP SENTOUT A DAY BEFORE THESHOOTING."DONALD JOHN TRUMPTWEETED WHEN THELOOTING STARTS, THESHOTTING STARTS.AND THE EVIDENCE ISSGINIFICANT IN TERMSOF JAKE GARDNERSAFFINITY FOR THEPRESIDENT." 12:08:33FRANKLIN ALSO WENTINTO DETAIL ONEVIDENCE FOUND ONGARDER'S PHONE."ONE OF THE THINGSTHAT WAS ON THEREWAS A COMMUNICATIONCONCERNING WHETHEROR NOT THE FIELD OFFIRE FROM INSIDE THEHIVE GOING OUTSIDEWAS CLEAR." 12:12:14FRANKLIN STATED THATGARDNER WASOPPOSED TO THEPROTESTS AND WHYTHEY WERE TAKINGPLACE, AND WHENGARDNER STEPPEDOUTSIDE OF HISBUSINESS TOCONFRONT LOOTERSBREAKING WINDOWS,HE STEPPED OUTSIDEWITH HIS WEAPON."YOU WOULD IMAGINETHAT HE EMERGEDFROM THAT BUSINESSWITH SOME ANGERABOUT WHAT HADHAPPENED." 12:11:01FRANKLIN STATED THATEVIDENCE SHOWEDTHAT GARDNER'SACTIONS DID NOT FALLUNDER NEBRASKA'SSELF-DEFENSE LAWS.NOW THAT GARDER HASTAKEN HIS OWN LIFE,THE CASE WILL NOT GOTO TRIAL WHICHFRANKLIN EXPRESSEDIS A TRAGEDY FOR BOTHFAMILIES INVOLVED.FRANKLIN SAID THISNOW PAINTS THEWHOLE PICTURE OFWHAT LEAD TO THESHOOTING OF JAMESSCURLOCK.BUT A LOT OFQUESTIONS STILLREMAIN AND THE WAYFRNAKLIN PRESENTEDTHE INFORMATION HADOTHERS RAISING MOREQUESTIONS.I SPOKE WITH THESCURLOCK FAMILYLAWYER AND THEY AREEXPECTED TO MAKE ASTATEMENTTOMORROW.REPORTING LIVE INOMAHA, RUTAULCINAITE, 3NN.THANKS RUTA.3 NEWS NOWREP