
The trial of a Washington man accused of shooting a Clarksville, Tennessee teenager in July of 2022 began on Tuesday. Jamil Carr, 25 faces a homicide charge and an illegal weapons possession charge in the death of 18 year old Antonio Martinez. It is alleged that during a fist fight, Carr shot Martinez killing him. The morning was highlighted by testimony from Glendale Smith. Smith was called in to testify and he vehemently refused to enter the court room prompting the prosecution to ask the judge to compel Smith to enter using force if necessary. Smith’s testimony was laced with expletives, indicating that he knew nothing of the events. Prosecutors pressed him on statements to police and testimony in a preliminary hearing and Smith said that he was high during those events. The prosecution read into the record Smith’s testimony from the preliminary hearing where he detailed the events of the fight and shooting and positively identified Jamil Carr as the shooter. The afternoon was dedicated to police and detective testimony about securing the crime scene and video evidence used to determine Carr as the shooter. Testimony resumed Wednesday morning.