I'm A Suspect In A Murder Case...

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Ya so long story short.

I was involved in a prolonged feud throughout high school with this guy.
He robbed my cousin no less of a Gameboy Advance. So I called him on it and ended up fighting him behind school, and it got broken up.
Then him and his brother jumped me, outside my apartment one night with some ski masks.
So I waited, a few months, and snuck on him after a party, and beat the shit out of him with a nightstick. His Mom I guess saw from her window, and called the police, and I was captured fleeing the scene by police.

I was only 17 at the time. I got Assault with deadly weapon charge, it was a huge deal. Seeing as the guy had a history of harassment and fighting, as well as, a recorded previous altercation, I ended up doing 3 months in county jail and then being on probation for two years.

Anyways, that was a total waste of time and life, so I distanced myself from that lifestyle and all the feuding. I moved to another city with my bro for a while, and then moved back to the one I was from.

Oddly, today two police officers stopped by my apartment, and asked me a bunch of questions about my relationship with this individual, and what I was doing on Sunday. I cooperated, and they said they just figured I might be able to help because I previously had a relationship with the victim.

They asked me what I was doing on Sunday, where I work, when was the last time I’d seen the victim, before they had finally told me that he was murdered.

Apparently this douche bag was shot to death in some wierd druggy house party while he was puking up on the toilet. I wasn’t stunned the guy was a total loser from what I’d last heard, and figured he’d od at some point.

I answered their questions and they asked if I could come by on Friday morning and “assist them” some more in their case. I accepted and have to be there at 10 and probably stay till 12.
I am so far removed from this guy, that this is really bothersome, but I realize in not helping these guys out I might scapegoat myself.

Anyways, I’m totally uninvolved in this crap, but the whole ordeal really creeps me out.
Any got any advice as to how to untangle myself from this bullshit as much and as quickly as possible.

I purpose distanced myself along time ago from said douche, but apparently he has decided to haunt me from the grave.

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Call a lawyer? Maybe you have a friend who can help you out on that front? It doesn’t seem like a good idea to go in for questioning alone. They’re counting on your fear of being accused to come in and whatever, but may screw yourself for whatever reason.

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never talk to cops in any situation without a lawyer present. who knows, you could have already fucked up. There was a video posted here about a year ago about some chief of police or someone along those lines. Anyways, he was talking to a college class and even he admitted to never talk to police without a lawyer present. He said cops will try and trick you and even the smallest mistake or misunderstanding on your part could completely fuck you over.

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The common stigma is…they want a lawyer they fuckin did it…but any lawyer (including the honest one) will tell you the cops want to get you on the charge and the lawyer tries to get you out of it or get you the best deal he can. theres a whole series of talks by cops and lawyers on youtube about it. I wouldnt worry to much…just obviously dont let them get you tangled up…you know you didnt do it so dont say you did lol

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Well, seeing as I am clean as a whistle, and probably have a post on these forums dated at the time the murder took place. I feel pretty confident about talking with them. Obviously, I’m a suspect. I don’t really know how to break my commitment to these police since I agreed to sit and talk with them.

Considering I got talked to three days after it happened, I feel like I am just the beginning of their foot work and I may not be someone they are trying to stick a charge to.

Man I don’t know wtf to do, this whole thing creeps me out.
I’m going to talk to them, and I don’t know how to get a lawyer on short notice.
I’ll probably just write up a document on my relationship with the victim, give it to them and then leave. I’ll have it state I haven’t talked to him or seen for 3 years and he hasn’t factored or at all been a part of my life, and that I harbor no ill will towards him, nor do I remain in contact with anyone who does or did.

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Get a lawyer. Even though you didn’t do anything, for fucks sake get a lawyer.

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[quote]Makavali wrote:
Get a lawyer. Even though you didn’t do anything, for fucks sake get a lawyer.[/quote]
Well this answers the, how to spend my 12 grand question.
Lol, fuck!!!

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Don’t talk to cops, - YouTube

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[quote]Rohnyn wrote:
I don’t really know how to break my commitment to these police since I agreed to sit and talk with them.

Considering I got talked to three days after it happened, I feel like I am just the beginning of their foot work and I may not be someone they are trying to stick a charge to.

I’m going to talk to them, and I don’t know how to get a lawyer on short notice.
I’ll probably just write up a document on my relationship with the victim, give it to them and then leave. .[/quote]

You don’t break a commitment to the police… you’re a fucking murder suspect. LAWYER.

Under the circumstances, you CAN and SHOULD be able to get a LAWYER on short notice…

You don’t just send them a note and pass it to them and leave!!! LOL!! LAWYER.

Oh, what Mak said…

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Absolutely get a lawyer. There is a saying that cops and the courts aren’t there to do justice, they’re there to find a resolution.

Do not trust them, get a lawyer and don’t write ANYTHING down without your lawyer reviewing it.

And for god sake’s get a good one, because even if you blow 20 grand, it’s better than doing 20 years.

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[quote]Jetric9 wrote:
Don’t talk to cops, - YouTube
[/quote]

Just as engaging. Have a lawyer present.

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The police are only going to lie to you and try to send you to prison if they can, so get a lawyer, dont tell the cops anything and do what the youtube guys said.

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[quote]Scrotus wrote:
The police are only going to lie to you and try to send you to prison if they can, so get a lawyer, dont tell the cops anything and do what the youtube guys said.[/quote]

is that real talk? Cops really do that huh?

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Get a fucking lawyer. Don’t fuck around with this, no matter what the cost, GET A LAWYER.

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Lawyer up, and stop talking about it on the fucking internet.

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Why is it even being questioned? You should have been thinking, oh geez I need a lawyer, the moment the cops told you what’s going on.

Getting a lawyer or even talking to one on the phone is benefitial. They will tell you what to do, and if they say dont go down to the station, then you dont have to, and anything the cops have to say about that, they can simply call your lawyer and leave you alone.

That’s how it works.

It’s a must if you want to survive this situation. Being a suspect isn’t something you want to do alone.

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Why is it even being questioned? You should have been thinking, oh geez I need a lawyer, the moment the cops told you what’s going on.

Getting a lawyer or even talking to one on the phone is benefitial. They will tell you what to do, and if they say dont go down to the station, then you dont have to, and anything the cops have to say about that, they can simply call your lawyer and leave you alone.

That’s how it works.

It’s a must if you want to survive this situation. Being a suspect isn’t something you want to do alone.

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While we don’t know if the cops “want to send you away” for a crime you supposedly didn’t commit (FTR I believe you didn’t do it … but then again I don’t know the details) you are a suspect or a “person of interest” given your history with the guy. You should definitely get a lawyer and you should definitely not worry TOO much about it since you are innocent. Good luck.

and lol @ scrotus: seriously? The cops wanna set him up huh? Wow. Just wow.

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[quote]Rohnyn wrote:
Ya so long story short.

I was involved in a prolonged feud throughout high school with this guy.
He robbed my cousin no less of a Gameboy Advance. So I called him on it and ended up fighting him behind school, and it got broken up.
Then him and his brother jumped me, outside my apartment one night with some ski masks.
So I waited, a few months, and snuck on him after a party, and beat the shit out of him with a nightstick. His Mom I guess saw from her window, and called the police, and I was captured fleeing the scene by police.

I was only 17 at the time. I got Assault with deadly weapon charge, it was a huge deal. Seeing as the guy had a history of harassment and fighting, as well as, a recorded previous altercation, I ended up doing 3 months in county jail and then being on probation for two years.

Anyways, that was a total waste of time and life, so I distanced myself from that lifestyle and all the feuding. I moved to another city with my bro for a while, and then moved back to the one I was from.

Oddly, today two police officers stopped by my apartment, and asked me a bunch of questions about my relationship with this individual, and what I was doing on Sunday. I cooperated, and they said they just figured I might be able to help because I previously had a relationship with the victim.

They asked me what I was doing on Sunday, where I work, when was the last time I’d seen the victim, before they had finally told me that he was murdered.

Apparently this douche bag was shot to death in some wierd druggy house party while he was puking up on the toilet. I wasn’t stunned the guy was a total loser from what I’d last heard, and figured he’d od at some point.

I answered their questions and they asked if I could come by on Friday morning and “assist them” some more in their case. I accepted and have to be there at 10 and probably stay till 12.
I am so far removed from this guy, that this is really bothersome, but I realize in not helping these guys out I might scapegoat myself.

Anyways, I’m totally uninvolved in this crap, but the whole ordeal really creeps me out.
Any got any advice as to how to untangle myself from this bullshit as much and as quickly as possible.

I purpose distanced myself along time ago from said douche, but apparently he has decided to haunt me from the grave.[/quote]

I don’t recommend coming to T-Nation - or anywhere else on the internet for legal or medical advice. However, that said, you should have shut the fuck up the first time they talked to you, and, if you compound that mistake by being interviewed yet a second time without a lawyer, you’re the same idiot that you thought you were when you were 17 - and by the way, I don’t think you were an idiot, I have, and would have, done the exact same thing, perhaps worse. I just wouldn’t get caught :slight_smile:

I don’t care that you’re innocent. Heed these three words: GET A LAWYER.