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The defense also pointed to another key witness for the state saying she's also being coerced to align her statement with law enforcement.
"Police were aware of what they had with [Taylor] Shomaker, single mother of two and at the time pregnant with Mr. Rodgers child," she said.
"They threatened to take away her children, they threatened to arrest her and charge her."
Fitzgeorge also pointed out the Lee County Sheriff's Office still regularly paying Shomaker for her involvement in the case.
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"Police were aware of what they had with [Taylor] Shomaker, single mother of two and at the time pregnant with Mr. Rodgers child," she said.
"They threatened to take away her children, they threatened to arrest her and charge her."
Fitzgeorge also pointed out the Lee County Sheriff's Office still regularly paying Shomaker for her involvement in the case.
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