PC Affidavit re Willis & Drugs.
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Call me naive, but multiple people purposely bought or used pure fentanyl?? That dealer needs to be put away for a long time.
As far as Willis, it does sound like he knew drugs were being used in his house and I think he shares responsibility if he paid for some of it, even if he didn't know they had fentanyl. JMO.
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ChatteringBirds Thx for your post ^.
(ETA: No, I won't call you naive. Fetanyl as a street drug or recreational drug? YUCK. Ditto for cocaine & others too. UGH. I cannot imagine wanting to breathe/snort anything like that. But some ppl do. And the horrid effects on users and society in general.)
Addressing mainly the second ¶. Personally agreeing that at first blush "
sounds like" he knew.
But not the same as the state being able to
prove that he knew and that his actions were criminal.
Presence of Drugs That Day.
In PC affidavit page 1, ¶4, Willis' stmts.:
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On 01/09/2024 Willis stated on 01/07/2024" the three came to his house "
to watch a football game where they were all drinking and smoking marijuana."
Drinking & smoking cannabis = legal in MO.
Willis did not admit to knòwing either cocaine or fent was there.
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Willis stated he believed" the three "
possibly got a hold of some fentanyl at some point on Sunday."
While equivocal on its face, that stmt may not be terribly incriminating, imo.
For ex, if Willis told LE, after the three arrived, one of them said, ~ earlier I bought some Fent.”
Does that, in itself, incriminate Willis in delivering fent? In deaths of the three?
If one of the three said,
Yep, let's take some fent & Willis said,
Thx, but I’ll pass, does that - knowing or believing that the three were going to ingest it in his home - incriminate Willis?
Lots of unknowns as to what trial evidence will be.
Payment for Those Drugs That Day?
In PC affidavit page 1, ¶ 2, Witness#1 said, when McG “
was low on money, Willis would usually supply his friends with cocaine.” How does Wit#1 know this as fact? How did Wit #1 know as a fact that McG was low on money multiple times? Did Wit#1 have a joint bank a/c w McG or review McG’s a/c balances online? Or did Wit#1 personally observe Willis “usually” providing it? Or did McG tell this to Wit#1? If Wit#1 was McG’s girlfriend/fiancée, is it possible/likely that he told her,
“Don’t worry, I’m not wasting $ on cocaine. Willis is giving it to us.” Truth or a lie to her?
Page 2, ¶2, data extraction of Harr.’s phone reveals messages among 5 ppl “
consistent with the purchasing and use of cocaine.” Shows that “
main source of supply of cocaine” for Harr. was Carson.
Also shows info consistent w Wit#1’s stmt ^.
But PCA does not specify that the messages relate to orders/purchases/plans, delivery for cocaine that day, on 01/07. Were the messages transmitted days, weeks, or months before? If so, are they relevant to the crimes charged? IDK.
Again, lots of unknowns.
PC Affidavit provides info for arresting Willis. I’m curious to know what else will emerge at trial, esp’ly by defense in cross exam, and particularly w hearsay objections during the state’s case in chief.
Could Willis be guilty of the crimes of
Delivering a Controlled Substance and 3 charges of Involuntary Manslaughter 1st Degree? Possible.
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PC Affidavit
