Testimony, Day Two

Britani Ford, who went to eat at TGI Fridays the night of the shooting is now on the stand. She says Jamal Woods parked next to her in the parking lot.

Ford is being shown security camera video from the entrance area of the restaurant.

Ford was inside Fridays when the shooting took place. She says she froze when she heard the first shot. She then got under a table.

Gary Glass is now on the stand. He was in Huntsville on business on the day of the shooting. He and a co-worker were inside TGI Fridays during the shooting.

Glass says he heard the shots and heard people screaming. Says he was praying to God to save his life. He was on his stomach crawling and thought everyone was going to be shot. He helped some of the survivors after the shooting.

Glass says he heard Jamal Woods and his wife bickering before the shooting.

The Defense is trying to raise doubt in the jury's mind about how well Glass remembers what happened.

The defense continues to hammer Glass and his recollections of what happened that night.

After a long break, Will Moody has taken the stand. He is the co-worker of Gary Glass and was also in TGI Fridays during the shooting.

He says he noticed Jamal Woods and his wife fighting before the shooting. He says he saw Woods walk to the bar area of the restaurant and shoot. He then hit the floor and hid under the table.
Moody and Glass were sitting at a table directly next to Woods and his wife.

Defense Attorney Morgan is reading a transcript of what Woods and his wife supposedly were saying to each other and asking Moody if he could hear any of it.

Tasha Lucas who was with victim Tank Beavers is now on the stand. She is the second cousin of Beavers and the first cousin of Thurston Turner.

Lucas said Jamal yelled to his wife, "Is Tank your cousin?" Woods wife "lowered her head and said no." The shooting happened right after that.

I have to admit to being a little confused. Sometimes Jamal Woods is referred to having a wife during the shooting and sometimes she is referred to as his girlfriend.

Court is in recess until 1:15.

Tasha Lucas is back on the stand. She is being cross examined by Alan Mann.

Tasha Lucas says she knows guns. And recognized the gun Jamal Woods used as a 9mm. She says she shoots guns on New Year's Eve and on the Fourth of July.
She says she heard, "pow, pow, pow, pow!"

Tasha Lucas is still on the stand being cross-examined. Defense is questioning how well Lucas memory is of the events that happened two years ago. And whether statements to police contradict.

A TGI Fridays waiter, identified as only Adam, is on the stand. Says he heard a pop inside the restaurant and ducked down and then looked up. Heard the pop come from the bar. Saw someone shooting a gun. He then ran to the kitchen. Says he saw that the gun was a black 9mm.
He saw a car with a pinstripe leaving and heading east on Highway 72.
There doesn't seem to be any question that the witnesses saw what they saw. But the defense seems to be attempting get the witnesses to stumble on their words or have seem unsure about things like gun types.

Matt Phillips, a HEMSI paramedic is on the stand. Phillips is talking about efforts to save Thurston Turner from his gunshot wound to the back. He says Turner lost a pulse while lying on the floor of TGI Fridays. They started IVs and got his pulse back. Turner died nine days later at Huntsville Hospital.

Terrance Williams is now on the stand. He was with Tank Beavers and Thurston Turner on the night of the shooting. He says Woods walked up to the area where Tank Beavers was sitting. He says Woods asked his girlfriend if he knew Tank and when she said no, Woods said, "Homie, I don't play that," and then began shooting.

Judge Hamilton just made Larry Morgan stop asking Williams about a conversation between Woods and his wife, after Williams said he had not heard any of what they said.

Brent Fartesi, a witness inside TGI Fridays is on the stand. He is giving basically the same testimony the other witnesses have given throughout the day. Said he heard someone cry, "I can't believe he shot him."

I have left the courtroom to get ready for the WHNT NewsChannel 19 at Five.