uncle had it. They
obtained the phone from the uncle, and when the Defendant looked at the phone, he said
someone had erased its history. He asked the uncle if he erased it. The uncle professed his
inability to operate modern technology. The Defendant was able to provide an alibi for the
time of the homicide, and receipts and security footage from two retail establishments
corroborated his account.




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       Detective Injaychock testified that after the interview, he and Detective Crumby went
with the DefendantDefendant had
his son with him. He said that neither of them typically talked on the phone during visitation
with their children. He said he talked to the Defendant a couple of times and agreed with the
Defendant’s claim they last talked around noon or 12:30 p.m. on August 29. He said he had
been at a girlfriend’s house when he spoke with the Defendant the second time. He said that
he sent the Defendant a text message on the morning of August 30 that he would be late for
work and that the Defendant responded that there would be no work because of what
happened to the victim. Mr. Cotham claimed this was when he found out about the victim’s
death. He said he called the Defendant after receiving the text message.

   