Medical Examiner TESTIFIES: Foolio Died from Gunshot Wounds

On Day 4 of Florida v. Alicia Andrews, Dr. Ryan McCormack testified as a substitute medical examiner to establish the cause and manner of Charles Jones' death. The testimony was largely procedural, proving one element the State must establish in any murder case: that someone died, and that the death was a homicide caused by gunshot wounds. This testimony says nothing about who pulled the trigger or whether Alicia Andrews had any knowledge or involvement in the shooting.

Dr. McCormack reviewed the autopsy performed by Dr. Noah Riley and testified that Charles Jones died from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso. The wounds included a fatal shot through the chest that passed through his heart, and two additional shots to the back that struck his left kidney and lung. The medical examiner explained the wound trajectories were consistent with Jones being seated in a vehicle while shooters fired from the front, and Jones attempting to turn away and crawl toward the back seat.

After the medical examiner's testimony, Detective Craig Griffin from Jacksonville Sheriff's Office testified about gang documentation and tattoos found on co-defendant Davon Murphy's body during his arrest. The State used this testimony to reinforce the gang war narrative and show the co-defendants' deep ties to the 1200 gang. Under cross-examination, Detective Griffin admitted Alicia Andrews is not a documented gang member, not a gang associate under Florida Statute 874, has never used gang hand signs, and has never appeared in any gang music videos.

The tension in this testimony is what it proves versus what it doesn't prove. The medical examiner established someone murdered Charles Jones with multiple gunshots in Tampa in June 2024. That's not disputed. What's disputed is whether Alicia Andrews had any knowledge this was going to happen, whether she intended for it to happen, and whether she took any action to help make it happen. The autopsy proves a murder occurred. It doesn't prove Alicia Andrews was part of the conspiracy to commit that murder.

This is the frustration of principal theory cases from a defense perspective. The State can spend hours proving facts that aren't really contested while avoiding the central question: what connects this specific defendant to this specific crime? The State proved Charles Jones died from gunshots. They proved co-defendants have gang tattoos and documented gang ties. But Detective Griffin admitted under cross-examination that Alicia Andrews has none of those ties, has never been on law enforcement's radar for gang activity, and wasn't known to investigators before this case.

The jury must decide whether the absence of gang ties, gang documentation, and prior criminal history means she's an innocent person caught up in her boyfriend's world, or whether she's someone who deliberately stayed off law enforcement's radar while providing intelligence and coordination behind the scenes. The medical examiner's testimony proves murder. The defense is arguing it doesn't prove her murder.

⏱️ KEY TIMESTAMPS:
02:17 - Dr. Ryan McCormack sworn in as substitute medical examiner
04:19 - Doctor has performed over 2,000 autopsies in career
15:02 - Cause of death: gunshot wounds to torso
15:28 - Manner of death: homicide
23:50 - Grazing wound to arm, fatal wound to chest
26:20 - No exit wounds found on body
31:11 - Upward trajectory consistent with victim trying to escape in vehicle
32:37 - Death caused by blood loss and heart damage
1:04:30 - Detective Griffin identifies gang tattoos on co-defendant
1:08:37 - Cross: Alicia Andrews not a gang member or gang associate
1:14:23 - Detective never heard of Alicia Andrews before this case

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