AnaffidavitofprobablecausefiledtogetanarrestwarrantforDouglasMarkSmith,68,ontwocountsoffirst-degreemurderforallegedlykillingtwopeopleduringabrazen2015daytimerobberyindowntownCheyennesaysSmithbroketheyearslongcoldcasehimselfbytellinginconsistentstoriesabouthisallegedalibi.
CHEYENNE—AnaffidavitofprobablecausefiledtogetanarrestwarrantforDouglasMarkSmith,68,ontwocountsoffirst-degreemurderforallegedlykillingtwopeopleduringabrazen2015daytimerobberyindowntownCheyennesaysSmithbroketheyearslongcoldcasehimselfbytellinginconsistentstoriesabouthisallegedalibi.SmithwasarrestedonTuesdayinCaliforniaforallegedlyshootingandkillingGeorgeManley,76,andDwightBrockman,67,whilerobbingTheCoinShopindowntownCheyenne.Nopriorarrestshadtakenplaceinthecase.PoliceofficershadtargetedSmithasakeywitnessthroughouttheirinvestigation,butanaffidavitsubmittedwiththearrestwarrantsignedoffbyLaramieCountyCircuitCourtJudgeAntoinetteWilliamsonTuesdayshowsthatinvestigatorshadnarrowedtheirfocustoSmithasasuspectbyMay2023.DuringtwoseparateinterviewsSmithgavetoofficersatthattime,hisstoryaboutwhereandwhathesawonthedayofthemurdershadchangedsignificantly,theaffidavitsays.ThisfollowedontheheelsofotherinconsistentstatementsSmithhadgiventhroughouttheinvestigation.“TheinformationprovidedbySmithdistractedanddivertedCheyennePoliceDepartmentresourcesduringtheearlystagesofthepoliceinvestigation,” PoliceDetectiveJamesPendletonwritesintheaffidavit.TheMysteriousManWithTheNeckTattooItwasSmithwhoinitiallycalled911toreporttheshootingsatTheCoinShop.SmithatthetimetoldpolicethathehadwalkedinonamurdersuspectatthebusinessafterManleyandBrockmanhadbeenkilled,theaffidavitsays.Smithsaidthepersonwas“pilfering”asafelocatedbehindthecounter.Smithsaidthesuspectpointeda.45-caliberhandgunathimandtoldhimtoleavethestore.ItwasthenthatSmithranoutandcalled911.Intheirinvestigation,detectivesdiscoveredSmithhadownedmultiple.45-caliberhandgunsduringhislife,theaffidavitsaid.Smithhadtolddispatchers,“Theyshotpeopleinthere,”butshortlyafterclaimedtoofficersthathehadneverseenBrockman'sbody.Policeanalyzednearbysurveillancecamerascoveringeverydirectionsurroundingtheshop,theaffidavitsays.TherewasnoevidenceofanysuspectotherthanSmithleavingthebusinessatthetimeofthecrime.Smithhadtold911operatorshewouldtrytogetaphotoofthesuspectwhentheyleftthebuildingbutneversawanyoneleavewestboundfromthestore,附近听到模糊枪声的目击者也看到没有人离开商店或从该地区逃跑。警察不久后到达现场,也看到没有嫌疑人离开现场。彭德尔顿在证词中写道:“监控录像或史密斯的视野显示嫌疑人正在向各个方向逃跑。”根据证词,史密斯的脖子与嫌疑人的脖子有97%的置信度。此前,史密斯从未提到过嫌疑人脖子上有任何类型的纹身。他在谋杀案发生四天后发给前侦探约翰·佩德森的深夜电子邮件中解释了这封不一致的内容,他推测该男子在犯罪时一定化妆以掩盖纹身。史密斯还跳出了关于这名嫌疑人的其他结论,他称这名嫌疑人为“我们的人”,证词称,该人“过去曾这样做过”。当被问及 2023 年的这封电子邮件时,史密斯说他不记得发送过这封邮件。证词称,在 2023 年 5 月 9 日进行的一次面对面采访中,史密斯表示,他确定嫌疑人是其他人,并且否认曾看过照片。史密斯最初还告诉当局,他看到曼利躺在地上,死了,他的头“靠着柜台或靠着公司的西墙”。然而,在 2023 年与警方的后续采访中,史密斯表示,他说他从未见过曼利的头。根据犯罪现场照片和建筑物的其他图像,警方确定,根据史密斯所说的他当时在商店入口附近的位置,他不可能看到曼利的头。证词称。时间未加起来,在 2023 年 5 月 3 日对调查人员进行电话采访时,史密斯说他已经在商店里待了大约 1 年。 5-20秒。然而,在他最初的采访中,史密斯告诉佩德森,从他进入商店到拨打 911 电话,已经过去了两到三分钟。在史密斯向《怀俄明论坛报》鹰报提交的一份未发表的叙述中,史密斯说他只观察了嫌疑人三秒钟。宣誓书没有说明史密斯何时向报纸提交了这一消息。警方研究了当天早上给该公司打的电话记录。犯罪,史密斯声称他在去商店之前不久就给钱币店打了电话,以确保它是开放的,但是那里以上是道格拉斯·马克·史密斯 (Douglas Mark Smith) 因 2015 年夏延双重谋杀案被捕的详细内容。更多信息请关注PHP中文网其他相关文章!