3rd suspect arrested in Audubon Park shooting, all suspects in court Wednesday
DAPHNE, Ala. (WKRG) — A third suspect turned himself in overnight to Daphne police, who believe they now have everyone involved in that drug deal that ended in gunfire last week, leaving two people fighting for their lives.
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Timothy Franklin, 18, Skylar Jemison, 18, and a 16-year-old, who will remain unidentified because of his age, are all charged as adults and faced a judge for the first time on Wednesday for a bond hearing.
A Daphne Police Department detective told the judge it was Jemison who shot Matthew Barnes, 18, and Demond Walker, 20, and that Franklin and the other teenager were in the van too when they tried to buy marijuana with fake movie money.
It happened at Audubon Park Apartments a week ago. The gunfire erupted inside a minivan owned by Walker, one of the victims.
According to investigators, when Walker realized the money was fake, the 16-year-old suspect said he would go and get the real money, opened the door of the van, and that's when police say Jemison opened fire.
In court, Jemison's attorney, Hunter Hardin, told the court his client had never been in trouble before, had strong ties to the community, and he was reasonably sure he would show up for court.
Prosecutors requested a $100,000 bond on each charge for each defendant, and the judge agreed. Jemison's bond was set at a total of $400,000 on charges of attempted murder and first-degree robbery. Bond was set at $200,000 each for Franklin and the 16-year-old suspect, who are both charged with first-degree robbery.
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There is also a new update on the victims: Matthew Barnes remains in critical condition. According to testimony, he was shot in the neck and is paralyzed and on a ventilator. Walker, who was shot in the face, has been moved out of the critical care unit and is in stable condition.
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