Early in the investigation into Jason Paul Corbett's death, his wife, Molly Martens Corbett, and his father in-law, Thomas Martens admitted to Davidson County Sheriffs Detectives that they struck Jason Corbett in the head with a concrete paving brick and an aluminum baseball bat. Thomas Martens advised Detectives that the baseball bat used to assault Jason Corbett was brought to the 160 Panther Creek Ct. residence on the night of the assault by Thomas Martens. Thomas Martens indicated that he brought the baseball bat to the residence as a gift to his step* grandson, Jack Corbett, but the assault on his son in-law, Jason Corbett, occurred before Thomas Martens could give the baseball bat to his step-grandson.
Deputies from the Davidson County Sheriffs Crime Scene and Evidence Unit, inspected and processed the crime scene located at 160 Panther Creek Ct. on August 2, 2015. One of the items collected by the Crime Scene Detectives was a child's aluminum baseball bat which appeared to be covered in wet and dried blood. The baseball bat also had what appeared to be human hair attached to the barrel of the bat. The baseball bat was black and red in color with black rubber hand grips on the base. During the course of the investigation into the death of Jason Paul Corbett, Detectives with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office have had several conversations with members of Jason Corbett's immediate family, to include his sisters and brothers. His sister, Tracy Lynch, was granted guardianship and custody of Jason Corbett's 2 minor children in a custody matter heard in Davidson County Courts. Recently, in a conversation with David and Tracy Lynch, Detectives learned that Jason Corbett's two children are involved in grief counseling in Ireland to assist them with adjusting to the loss of their father. Davidson County Sheriffs Detectives learned during their conversation with the Lynch family that Jason Corbett's son, Jack, shared information with his grief counselor, about a baseball bat his step-grandfather had given him. David Lynch advised Detectives during their recent conversation, that Jack shared with his grief counselor that Thomas Martens had given him a baseball bat last summer and that Jack used that baseball bat to play on his baseball team in North Carolina. David Lynch further advised Detectives that Jack had also shared with his counselor that he keeps his baseball equipment to include the baseball bat his step-grandfather gave him in a black sports equipment bag in the garage of their Winston-Salem home. David Lynch told Detectives that he asked Jack about what he had shared with the grief counselor and Jack told him that the baseball bat Thomas Martens gave him was a black and red bat with black grips. Additionally, during the course of this investigation, Detectives with the Davidson County Sheriffs Office have viewed photographs of Jack Corbett with baseball equipment which were put on public view by Molly Martens Corbett, via internet social media websites to include Facebook. Based on the aforementioned information, I have probable cause to believe that the baseball bat used to assault Jason Paul Corbett may have come from the sports equipment bag used by Jack Corbett and stored in the garage of the 160 Panther Creek Ct. residence. Additionally, I have probable cause to believe that photographs of Jack Corbett using and possessing a baseball bat similar in appearance to the baseball bat used to assault his father are located and stored inside the residence. Those photographs may be actual physical photographs or stored as digital files on computers, computer devices, or other digital storage devices or media. I respectfully request that the court issue a search warrant for the 160 Panther Creek Ct. residence and any items seized
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