ETTERSBURG MURDER CASE: Another Witness Testifies That All Was Fine Between the Accused Murderer and the Victim on the Night of His Death
According
to Robert Norris, all was fine and dandy the night Jason Todd Garrett
had his throat cut and then got shot in the head by an AK-47 assault
rifle.
Norris,
an obviously reluctant witness for the prosecution, testified
Thursday during the preliminary hearing for murder suspect Ryan
Anthony Tanner. He was at Tanner’s house for several hours with
Tanner, Garrett and Christopher Champagne. This was after Tanner
allegedly slit Garrett’s throat and Champagne wrapped the wound
ETTERSBURG MURDER TRIAL: Girlfriend of the Accused Testifies That He Abused Her and Threatened Her With Death
In the weeks leading up to Feb. 12, the day Ryan Anthony Tanner allegedly committed murder, Tanner physically attacked his girlfriend Vanessa Womack several times and threatened her with death, Womack testified Monday.
Womack, 44, had been in a rocky relationship with the 33-year-old Tanner for about two years before Tanner allegedly shot Jason Todd Garrett to death with an AK-47. She is not only the ex-girlfriend of an alleged murderer but the mother of Christopher Champagne, the only eyewitness in the case.
Tanner.
Under questioning by Deputy District Attorney Whitney Timm, a tearful Womack recounted several harrowing episodes, including a time when Tanner choked her into unconsciousness and a time when she dislocated her wrist trying to stop him from getting a gun from her truck console.