Dwan Wakefield, Jr. will have to sit in jail without bond after he appeared in Madison County Circuit Court this morning for a bond reduction hearing. Wakefield is charged with capital murder in the death of six year-old Kingston Frazier. He was denied bond at a June preliminary hearing. Circuit Judge Bill Chapman denied his request for bond.
Here are some highlights from the hearing:
* Wakefield's father and aunt, Honey Ates, testified in court on his behalf. Ms. Ates testified that the silver Honda driven to the Wendy's on I-55N was her car. Wakefield was apparently the driver while McBride and Washington were passengers.
*Attorney Tom Fortner represents Wakefield. Fortner said that the video camera at the Wendy's on Northside Drive places Wakefield at that location selling weed when Kingston was murdered in Madison County.
*The prosecution said the state is waiting on cellphone and tower records. There is no definite time of death, just a window when it occurred. State said it was premature to set a bond for defendant. The case is still under investigation. It will probably be submitted to the grand jury next month.
*Wakefield was kicked off of the Ridgeland High School football team. He had a disagreement with the coach over playing time. He did not participate in spring training. He played quarterback.
*Judge Chapman says nothing has changed since the preliminary hearing. The evidence in front of him is the same but for the three witnesses who testified for Wakefield. Judge says Wakefield deleted text messages. His father is not a member of the community.
*Fortner argues that Wakefield will be indicted as an accessory after the fact. However, Judge Chapman said he is not convinced that will be the case.
12 comments:
'No time of death'. Interesting since Kingfish has multiple times assured us the boy was alive at certain times, etc. Maybe you should have testified at this hearing.
It takes three months or longer to subpoena and receive cell phone tower records? Must be a booster involved.
Capt. Habitual Complainer reporting for duty @ 11:36 AM.
Not a complaint, genius. Just a fact.
Hey Genius - just because they know (and Kingfish reported) that the boy was alive when they left Jackson or when they arrived in Madison county, doesn't give them a time of death. If they have a 1 hour window when the murder happened, that doesn't pin it down enough to know if Wakefield could have been there or not.
Yes, cell phone records take 6-12 weeks. Usually closer to 12.
It's been longer than 12 weeks and if the cell phone carrier would get off its dead ass, the records could be available in seven days.
As usual, the KF apologists come out of the woodwork.
Phone records can be had almost in real time if the requestor knows what to ask for.
As usual, the KF detractors don't possess the stones to establish a competing online business. The cost of entry is free.
Point is, 'they' don't know that the boy was alive when the car left the club or when it arrived at kroger or when it left kroger or when it arrived in Madison County. There IS no 'one hour window'. If there were, they would say the murder happened at approximately or within one hour of that time.
But, I'm sure you're relying on the confessional comments of some thug as to whether or not the kid was alive and when. That's reliable. So far all we have is commentary and assurances from relatives of the baby-momma and a close-knit group of thugs and their families. That always plays well in court. (pile-on time)...
Why is it that anytime anybody questions Kingfish's account or disagrees with something he says, the same clown comes out of the woodwork to attack and foam at the mouth to 'get your own blog'?
Not a relevant comment here. Not a one. Just petty bickering and criticism.
Thankfully, bond has been denied to a heinous, sociopathic child murderer.
1:06...thanks. Spoken like a true, unbiased potential juror. Don't forget to keep your hands in your pockets when the judge asks if anybody has their mind already made up.
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