Jamal Sanders spoke via Facetime with a man — later identified as Marvin Battles — who was inside John Paul Morin’s home, telling Sanders when it would be a “good time” to rob Morin, police said.
John Paul Morin, 18, was fatally shot in his south Fort Worth home on the afternoon of Aug. 28, after multiple assailants tried to rob him.entered the victim’s Fort Worth home, where they planned to rob him and “knew where everything was,” an arrest warrant affidavit says. A fifth suspect was already inside the house communicating with the other robbers, according to the affidavit obtained by the Star-Telegram..
Police also reviewed Instagram profiles of two of the suspects, including one referred to as “Scarrface,” later identified as Sanders. Detectives believe Sanders was speaking via Facetime with a man — later identified as Battles — who was inside Morin’s home, telling Sanders when it would be a “good time” to rob the residence, the affidavit says.
Keavion said that when he was later picked up by he same vehicle, he learned that his brother, Kelton, shot Morin during the robbery, the affidavit states. The affidavit says a man later identified as Battles was seen loading a black tote into an SUV. The SUV drove away from Morin’s home with Battles and two women, the affidavit says.
Kelton was armed with a handgun, Sanders was armed with an assault rifle, and Fajardo-Martinez was armed with a small rifle, according to the affidavit. Another witness told police that Sanders and Fajardo-Martinez were at her apartment all day on Aug. 28, the day of the shooting, and never left, the affidavit states. The witness told police that they would briefly leave the apartment to smoke and that Sanders left on Aug. 29 to go to Houston.
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