Posted on 03/29/2012 4:16:24 PM PDT by jessduntno
A 13-year-old who is one of two key witnesses in the Trayvon Martin shooting felt “pressured” by cops to tailor what he saw, his mom told the Daily News Thursday.
The revelation comes as shooter George Zimmerman’s father went public with new claims, including that Trayvon told his son “you’re going to die tonight.”
Police in Sanford, Fla., have said that Austin Brown, who went out to walk his dog on Feb. 26 near where Trayvon was shot, saw Zimmerman lying in the grass crying for help just before the slaying.
But Austin’s mom, Cheryl Brown, told the News that when cops interviewed her son eight days after Trayvon’s death, he told them he saw only one person lying in the grass and he couldn’t tell who it was.
“He kept telling them he couldn't see anything because it was too dark,” she said. “He said he couldn't see the race or anything. He never saw a second person. ”
“Then they asked him if he saw what the man was wearing. They gave him a multiple choice question and gave him three colors. He said, ‘I think it was red.’”
Zimmerman, 28, was wearing a red and black jacket. Trayvon, 17, was wearing a grey hoodie.
“Knowing my son, I believe he felt pressured to give the color,” Brown said.
“He really couldn't see anything,” she said. “I think when interviewing a 13 year old you don't give them three options.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/video-george-zimmerman-killing-trayvon-martin-grainy-proves-lawyer-article-1.1052713#ixzz1qYCBUCEM
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So his address was leaked by the left so he’d be forced to suddenly not see anything?
There’s NO WAY this kid will be allowed to Testify to the Facts; black intimidation will render his availability to zero, as he will be told he won’t see the sun rise if he tells the truth.....BANK ON IT.
Lol.
Witness tampering.
Nice work, ABC “News”.
What this woman is saying may or may not be the truth. What would YOU say if the press released the name of your son that was a witness for a man that had a $10,000 bounty on his head?
This mother was on racist Al Sharpton’s show with her lawyer. They got to her. Because he said red - now she’s claiming he was pressured.
His mama wasn’t there, but she knows what he saw.
This case is over.
They didn’t have a case to begin with - and now they add witness tampering.
I think it was a legit shoot, but even if it were murder there is no way they would get a conviction now. Too many witnesses in public, too many statements, no way in heck they could get a jury.
This “revelation” is a horrifying example of intimdation, bribery or both.
The mother and her lawyer are telling us what the kid couldn’t have seen? And this is reported as a revelation?
Anyone see A Bronx Tale?? Duh
In this instance I might have done the same for my son. Does anyone else know whether or not the other witness was an adult and if there story is available to be shown?
Was she wearing one of those "Don't be snitchin'" t-shirts?
This reminds me of an episode of the Sopranos. The witness told the cops what he saw. Later he finds out the dead man was connected to the mob. Witness suddenly cannot remember anything.
That was a good movie.
Truthfully? I think my parents would tell the media to go “F” themselves for putting their son in danger and my dad would be suiting up like his old Army days. LOL
Baby momma done been paid.
Anything other than confirmation will open someone to witness tampering.
Stay safe lady and keep your son safe.
Here's "John's" account:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEDBqvEauYU
His mom is protecting him. She knows what the left is capable of.
Witness tampering?
Pay off??
/”stop snitchin”
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