In my words
On the night of June 8, police came into the house on Stockton Drive. Chris Johnson and I were inside. They took us both out. Hours later, in the interview room, I told them I did not kill Randall, and I told them who I believed did. That was Derik Brown. I have said the same thing ever since.
Donyell Dewayne Holland
The order of events, from the State’s own paperwork
- June 8, 4:06 PMKiara Carson’s second interview, with Investigator Noble. (Her first was with Investigator Barnes the night of May 28.)Search warrant affidavit, paragraph 8
- June 8, 9:03 PMDet. Stokes swears out the search warrant affidavits for 6305 Stockton Drive and 4088 Teakwood Drive. They rest on Kiara Carson’s May 27 and May 28 accounts, her June 8 interview, and a May 27 shots-fired call.Affidavits, sworn 9:03 PM
- June 8, 9:19 PMThe judge issues the Stockton warrant and it is delivered to Stokes for execution.Stockton warrant, issued 9:19 PM
- June 8, about 10:45 PMPolice execute the warrant at 6305 Stockton Drive. Their report says Chris Johnson and Donyell Holland were “located inside.” Both are taken out.Stokes initial report
- June 9, about 2:20 AMDonyell is interviewed at the Police Services Center. On the recording he denies killing Randall and names Derik Brown. The tracking form lists it as “Donyell Holland’s interview 6/9/2020.”Interview recording; tracking form
- June 9, 7:39 AMThe guns from Stockton are logged into evidence, about nine hours after the warrant was served. Neither man was at the house.Evidence log
- June 10Derik Brown is interviewed.Interview recording
The search warrants
Each file holds the officer’s sworn affidavit, the judge-signed warrant and the return listing what was taken.
Search warrant, affidavit and return: 6305 Stockton DriveSearch warrant, affidavit and return: 4088 Teakwood DriveAll warrants on this site, with notesSee it for yourself
Walking All Over the Crime Scenes
Police video from the searches at 6305 Stockton Drive and 4088 Teakwood Drive. Watch how the scenes were handled: who walks where, what gets touched, and when.
Stockton Drive: “Is there anything that the bag belongs to him?”
A 30-second clip from the Stockton search video. Listen to what the officers say when they find the bag. Open the video in a new tab
Stockton Drive: the full search video (00007)
The complete video. It is long and may take a moment to start. Open the video in a new tab
Teakwood Drive: walking through the scene
Police video of the Teakwood search. Open the video in a new tab
Chris Johnson’s own words
In his recorded interview just after 1:00 AM on June 9, Johnson told police that in the days before that night, his house keys had been taken and people had been in his house; he described a white man and a white woman and a driver’s license left in his front room. Those are his statements, recorded by police.
Item 177
The State’s original evidence report ends at Item 176 with the words “END OF REPORT.” A later version, dated October 2, 2020, lists an Item 177 after that line.
Compare the two evidence reportsProperty sheetsThe warrant, sworn and issued
In pictures
