Micro 911, what's the location for your emergency? 2260 Maryland Street. You said 2260 Merlin? Maryland. All right, and what's going on? At about 2.15 a.m. on July 25, 2022, a 911 call came into the police department in Akron, Ohio. The man told the dispatcher that there had been a shooting. Do you think she's dead? I think so, yes. All right. Do you know where the shooter is? No, I don't. The man was 50-year-old Ronald Crew, also known as Chip. to his friends.
I believe it was three or four. It had started out as a social gathering. Seven people in a tiny apartment. And they would all later admit that they had been doing drugs, namely meth. Many of the attendees had been doing meth for days with little sleep. But what had been a day of hanging out among friends and acquaintances turned deadly. 34-year-old Tony Westover, a medical assistant, was shot and killed. But who killed her would have to later be proven in a courtroom.
with a defendant who was adamant about representing himself and about questioning the other people who were there that night. I don't want to talk to him anymore. He murdered my girl. I don't want to keep talking to him. This is Jillian in partnership with Law & Crime. You are listening to Court Junkie, episode 283.
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Crime scene technicians went through the apartment looking for clues. They found multiple bullet holes in one of the back bedrooms, as though a gun had been fired and the bullet went through the door, hitting multiple items in the room. Investigators ran into some difficulties when trying to figure out what exactly had happened that night. They talked to Ron and Angel, trying to get a feel for everyone who had been present in the apartment. Body cam footage from the officers.
showed their confusion. That's our boyfriend. And he was part of this. So Brian, Adam, and Quinn were all... Who said that? Adam did? I like the one. Is there a back door? Yeah. Phil. There's a back open sliding glass door. A man named Quentin Nixon soon emerged as their main suspect. The possible suspect is to be a Quentin Nixon, 31-year-old black male. But when officers reviewed surveillance video from a neighbor next door, they saw another man with a gun jumping off the balcony.
118, technically. I don't know. Who does this look like to you? Look, gun in hand. Oh, yeah. That looks like that Adam, dude. That's what I thought, but it's hard to tell. Look, he's pointing. He turns. Did I say champion? Yeah. That's what Adam, that's. Yeah. So that was, do you think that's Adam? That is Adam. Okay. Investigators eventually did interview everyone who had been present at the house.
And they all pointed to Quentin Nixon as the shooter. But were they reliable witnesses? One month later, on August 24, 2022, Quentin was arrested. The defendant was arrested after a standoff with the police and SWAT had to be called out. Chemical agents were deployed in the house because the defendant was hiding in the attic. in a small crawl space. By this time, the defendant had changed his appearance to try to evade capture. He had shaved his hair and his facial hair. SWAT did.
successfully apprehend the defendant that day, and he was interviewed. Prosecutor Felicia Easter gave the opening statements on behalf of the state of Ohio. Quentin Nixon's trial began on October 2nd, 2024, and lasted for just four days. But one of the most interesting aspects of following this trial, at least for me,
was that Quentin Nixon decided to represent himself and to do it in front of a judge, not a jury. Back to opening statements. He was taken to the station and interviewed. Evidence and testimony will show that... The defendant made admissions and he changed his story multiple times in this interview, Your Honor. And then she set the scene for the judge. She said at 2260 Maryland Avenue, inside a tiny apartment.
lived Ronald Crewe and Angel McClain, and that during the week of July 25, 2022, three other people had been staying there as well, Adam Wright, Ashley Broughton, and Quentin Nixon. Everyone had been doing meth for multiple days, but they were all getting along and having a good time together. On July 25th, Brian Fielders and his girlfriend, Tony Westover, came over.
According to Prosecutor Easter, at one point, Tony needed something from her purse, so she emptied it out in front of everyone. Inside her purse was a gun. She said Quentin being high. thought Tony was the police, and so he grabbed her gun. Tony tried to get her gun back, but Quentin pinned her up against the door by her hair and neck, and then shot and killed her. Prior to this happening, everyone was getting along. Everyone was no arguing, no fighting, no fussing.
Prosecutor Easter told the judge that once this happened, everyone decided to flee. Some of the people there had warrants, and others had been smoking meth. They jumped off the balcony connected to Ron's room. She said Quentin fled too. He took Tony's gun and purse, but dropped the purse on his way out. When it was his turn to present his side,
Quinton told the judge that things aren't always what they seem. This case is a case of facts, truth, and common sense. It is not murder if it is self-defense in defense of others. It is not felonious assault if it is stand your ground. It is not my responsibility to prove defense, self-defense, or defense of others or stand your ground. It is on the state to prove it wasn't.
I will ask this court to put aside a motion as much as possible with respect to the victim and pay attention to the facts. I, Quentin Valdez Nixon, am not a convicted felon. And me not being a convicted felon, I'm allowed to carry a gun. But I did not have a gun that night of this incident. I was in complete fear for my life and through testimony from several witnesses.
as well as the sculpatory evidence, I would be able to prove without a reasonable doubt that my actions were justified in the provisions of law. He said there are questions that need to be answered, like what is the procedure when someone brandishes a weapon? What do you do? What's the procedure when someone puts a gun to your head? What do you do? And you don't have a gun. He said he has his police academy certificate and that he did armed security for several years.
He said human nature, when put in situations like that, is either fight or flight. I'm being persecuted because I chose to fight for my life. I chose to stand my ground. I was legally allowed to be where I was at. I could never have started the situation or the afraid if I didn't have a gun. He said he could never have just gone crazy. He conceded that he gave inconsistent statements to investigators, but said that's because he had been beaten by SWAT. I was barricaded in a wall.
And they did throw gas and munitions, which burned your skin. I did lose consciousness when the police stumped me out. I was under duress when I gave those statements. But the truth is the truth. the witnesses testimony that the state calls, you will be able to hear the truth. I'm not a violent person. I'm not a monster. This wasn't planned. This wasn't calculated. This was self-defense.
I was being jumped and beaten. For what reason? Maybe it was because I was dealing with the woman whose home it was and her ex-boyfriend was there. I don't know. He said you can never start the situation if you don't have a weapon. Angel McClain was one of the first witnesses for the state. She testified that she is 35 years old and was living in the apartment on Maryland Avenue in Akron, Ohio. She said she and Ron, a family friend, were living in the top floor apartment.
July 25th was a pretty normal day. She cleaned in the morning, and then she and her friends were smoking meth. She said at some point that night, her friend Brian and his girlfriend Tony came over. She and Ron then left for about a half hour and then came back. When she got back, Tony was sitting on her couch, and the three guys were in the kitchen talking, Brian, Adam, and Quentin.
She said she and Ron started to put a mural together in the living room, but they weren't successful. They then went into her room to hang lights on her headboard. She said Tony was still on the couch and that Adam, Brian, and Quentin were still in the kitchen. Tell the court what happened while you were in your room. So I was in there maybe 10 minutes and I heard a commotion, banging, yelling, and I opened my door.
And I came out and seen. Quinn had Tony picked up the door by the head of her hair. And a gun pointing at her head. Prior to that, you mentioned a gun. Prior to that, had you seen Tony with a gun? No, ma'am. Had you seen the defendant with a gun? No, ma'am. Had you seen anyone at your house with a gun prior to that? Not that I recall.
She said the loud banging and yelling made her come out of her room. Describe how he had Tony. He had her, they were by my front door, and he had her with one hand and a gun pointed with the other. What was Tony doing or saying? It looked like she was trying to fight back. It was just a quick glance of what I saw when I got shoved back in my room. Who grabbed you back in your room? Adam.
She testified that she hadn't heard any arguing or fighting prior to her going into her room. She said before she got shoved back in the bedroom, she asked Quentin what the hell he was doing. She was asked if he answered her. And she said he turned the gun on her. She told the judge she felt scared. When I was shutting the door, the first bullet that we heard, gunshot, the bullet came through my bedroom wall.
went right past my face it ricocheted off of my tv and ended up the ricochet particles cut chip's face and then it ended up in my back bedroom wall Where were you in the room when this happened? I was right by the door. I just got shoved back in. Who all was in your room at this time? Me and Ronald.
She said she heard two or three more shots and then glass breaking. She opened the door again and saw Quentin and Brian tussling in the hallway by her bedroom door. Adam shoved her back in the room again and shut the door. She said it all happened fairly quickly, within seconds. She said there are some things she doesn't remember, and she admitted she had been smoking meth that day. She told the court that everyone jumped off her back balcony.
First Adam, then Brian. She said she had thought Quentin was already gone, but then he flew past her. She said he had a purse with him that she believes was Tony's. How was he acting? Everybody's... Normal. I mean, nothing out of ordinary, you know, for people getting high, I guess. What about his sleeping? Were you all sleeping on a regular basis? I mean, yes and no.
Okay, and what does that mean? It's kind of hard to sleep when you're high. She said after everyone jumped off the balcony, Ashley came into her room and said that she had a warrant out for her. She then jumped off the balcony too. as anyone was jumping off the balcony that they say anything to you as they were leaving brian did and what did brian say i asked him what the hell like what am i doing what's going on and he said to call the police and say that he killed him
Quentin killed her. And he left as well, correct? He was holding on to the banister and then let himself go after he was done seeing what he said. She said she and Ronald were left. Tell the court what you saw when you came out of your room after everyone left. I saw Tony laying on my couch by my front door. The way Tony was laying on the couch. Could you open the door without moving her? Her foot was in front of the door. So we had to kind of move it.
So we can let him in. And you said the cops. After everyone left, did someone call 911? Yes, ma'am. Ronald. Was that immediately after everyone left? Yes, ma'am. Angel was shown a photo of how Quinton looked when he was arrested. I've never seen him like that a day in my life. Quinton then cross-examined her. You stated today that you've seen no one else with a gun prior to the incident.
Yes. You don't remember seeing Adam Wright with a gun? I don't recall. You don't recall or you don't remember seeing him? I don't remember. I didn't like guns, to be honest. No, there's a difference between not remembering and not seeing him with the gun. I don't remember seeing him, no. Do you remember making this statement on the night of the incident? to the police that you saw Adam Wright with a gun? No, I don't remember. You do know you're under oath, correct? Yes, I do.
It was so long ago, I don't remember all the details of what I saw and what I didn't see. Quinton asked if she is testifying today that everyone was smoking meth, and she said yes. He asked if she remembers telling officers anything different. and she said she doesn't recall. He asked her about seeing Brian get out of the car when he arrived, and if she saw anything in his hand. She said no. Just for clarification.
You never seen anyone in your home prior to the incident with a gun? I do not recall. I don't remember seeing a gun at all. I don't like guns and Adam and all them. Everybody knows me. I don't deal with guns. Did I have a gun? I don't remember, no. You don't remember or no? You didn't bring one. He asked her if she remembered ever taking Brian to Adam's house one day to iron out their issues. She said yes, but it was so long ago she doesn't remember the details.
Do you remember claiming or saying to the defendant that they're going to kill Adam if we take him to Brian's house? No. He asked her if she remembered how he was acting when she went to go put up the lights in her bedroom. She said normal. She thought everyone was acting normally. Do you remember me asking you to speak to Brian about his behavior? No. Objection. Overruled.
Do you remember that? No. Quinton played the interview she did with the officers while she was in the back of a police car after the shooting. In it, one of the officers asks her if Brian is known to carry a gun, and she says yes. Quinton stopped the video and asked her about it. She said that's what Adam had told her about Brian's past. Quinton continued playing the video of her interview and then stopped it again.
Ms. McClain, did you hear the answer you gave to the detective when he asked you when did you first see Adam with a gun? Yes, I did. Can you repeat what you said? I said he had one. But like I said, it was so long ago, I can't recall everything that I said in my police report. And a lot's happened since then. Earlier you said you didn't see anyone with a gun, correct?
Yes, I just did that. Prior to the incident, correct? Yes. Did you not just or did you or did you not just say that you seen Adam? Right. With the gun when he first got there. Yeah. A week, two weeks prior to that. Yes. But I never seen it after that. Prior to the incident. Yes. He was there two, three, maybe two weeks before you even came.
Okay, so it's safe to say since he's been in your home that he had a gun. I seen it the one time. I didn't see it after that. He started the video again. One of the officers asks Angel if she saw Adam with a gun today. And she says yes. Did you hear the question that the detective just asked you at 658 timestamp? Yes. Can you repeat what he asked you? Yes, maybe I seen Adam with a gun that day. And I said yes, but.
I don't remember seeing him with it that day, honestly. So why would you tell the police that you've seen him with a gun that day? I don't know. I didn't see no guns that whole day, the whole time, so I don't. Honestly, no. Ms. McLean, do you know you're under oath? Yes. As the video continues, Angel can be heard telling the investigators that the gun was under her couch.
Angel testified that she didn't know if Quentin had a gun. She's never seen him with one before then. Ashley Broughton is 36 years old. She testified that she, too, had been staying with Angel and Ron. whom she knew as Chip. When she got there that week, Quentin was already there. She said Quentin's uncle was there off and on, that Quentin was there consistently. She had never met him before.
She said they were all doing drugs at the apartment, namely meth, and that Quentin was high every day. You could just tell he had been up for a while. My experience with him, because he was... Arguing with people, I'm sorry, arguing with everybody like there was stuff going on and obviously it wasn't. So like they're thinking that conversations was happening that wasn't happening. Okay. So two things. We can't assume stuff. We can't.
So you said it is obvious he had been up for a while. What made it so obvious that he had been up for a while? I don't really know how to explain that. That's fine. Did you see him sleep? No. And you were there for a week. Did you see him tell the court about the arrangements in the house? Where would people sleep? He was with an angel's room. Adam was on the couch.
me and chip was in his room or ron you can say chip if you like okay way was in his room like nobody was really sleeping and everybody was just up but we would bounce around from room to room getting high She said she doesn't know who brought the drugs. They were just there. You made reference of conversations that weren't had or when you.
tell the court what did you mean by that in reference to the thinking people was talking about him or about to get him how did you know that what did you see to lead you to say that today um there was a argument between him and Adam the one day that I was there. And that's what the argument was about. And then the night that all that had happened.
There was an argument and everybody kept trying to get him to leave to go home to go to bed, but he wouldn't. And because his uncle was leaving that night, too. And he thought everybody was out of the game, I guess. She said on July 25th, she and Chip went to the store and got back later that evening. They were then hanging out in Chip's room, where she was most of the night, and getting high.
Angel was trying to do something in her room, maybe hanging up something, and Chip was helping her. She said that's when Brian and his girlfriend Tony showed up. She then heard the guys, Brian, Adam, and Quentin. talking about an app. She said she went out into the living room and told them about an app she had put on an ex-boyfriend's phone. She was asked what type of app it was, and she said it was called Whisper.
Chip and Angel had run out to the store, and when they came back, Chip and Quentin's uncle had a disagreement. She said that's when an argument started, and Angel asked them all to leave. Quentin stayed, but his uncle left. and things calmed down. She was in Chip's room, and Chip and Angel were in Angel's room. She said about 10 minutes passed, and that's when she heard a big commotion. Will you describe what you heard to the court?
Quentin yelling that she was the police. And when I went out to see what was going on, that's when him and her were fighting over a gun. Where did you go to see what was going on? Just like straight out of the bedroom. Like there's a bedroom here, a bedroom here in this little hallway and in a bathroom. Well, I went into that little hallway type thing. Describe for the court exactly what you saw. Quentin and Brian's girlfriend wrestling over a gun. Who had the gun? Quentin did.
Because I couldn't really see too much of it, but he had the gun, I know, but her hands, I don't. Okay, let's just slow down. You said the defendant had the gun. can you tell how he was holding it was it up down was it pointed at anyone it was kind of just everywhere because i mean they were fighting over it so was anyone saying anything
He was saying that she was the police and somebody else, I don't know who it would have been, but they yelled, no, she's not. Okay. Where was everyone else? Meaning. um brian and adam did you see them brian was on the couch um i don't i know adam was in the kitchen at one point but i don't know where he would have been at that time um if he was still on the couch and there or not but i know
Did you see Adam? No, I couldn't see Adam. I was sitting behind sitting on the couch, not doing anything while it was happening. She said after the gun started going off, Angel yelled to go into her room, and so she did. Ron ran in and hid in the closet. She said prior to that day, she had never seen Quentin with a gun. She was asked if she saw anyone else in the house with a gun, and she said Adam. She saw it when she first got there.
She said he would flash it around and hold it out. It was visible, she testified. At any given time, did Adam ever threaten anybody with a gun while you were there? Not that I'm aware of, no. Do you know whose gun that the defendant had in his hand when you came out and saw him tussling with Tony? I don't know whose gun it was, but I know he had one. When you came out, can you describe that gun that he had tessling with Tony? What did that gun look like? It was a smaller handgun.
Where were they when they were testing? In front of the doorway, like it goes outside. Like there was the couch there and then there's the door and it was like right there. She described what happened next. Quentin had ran into the room and he was freaking out and Angel yelled at him and told him to get out of the room that he looked like the devil. And then he had went back into the living room and then you could just hear stuff. And then.
um adam had ran into the room and i don't i can't remember what all he was saying but like everybody was just freaking out what happened okay and then they left She said she heard another gun go off, too. In total, she heard about five or six shots. She clarified that when she heard the three guys talking about the Whisper app in the living room,
Tony wasn't there yet and that they were talking about her and saying she had it on her phone. Do you know how they describe this Whisper app or what is this app supposed to be? I don't know what it is. They described it like it was something that you... to talk to the police with or report things with or something like that and like making it out like she was you know like an informant i guess is what you call it and um
I guess that's what they were trying to make it out as. She said everything happened so fast. When Quentin came into the bedroom after the shots had started, she was asked to describe his demeanor. He was scared. What just happened? Okay. And how long did you think he stayed in the room? Just not long at all. What happened after he left?
He ran into the living room, and from what I could hear, the men had jumped him. Okay. Did you see it? I had seen a little bit from where their hallway was, but, like, you couldn't see much. And we say the men that jumped him out. Are you saying that from what you heard? No, like they jumped him or whatever, whenever he went to go out of the room. And after that, I just heard what had happened because you could hear.
Like a gun and smack off somebody. Okay. So a gun hitting someone's body, face, head, whoever? Yeah. Okay. How long did that last, you think? A few minutes. Do you know who was doing the hitting? Do you know who had the guns at that point in time? I don't know who had what. You were in the room? Mm-hmm. Okay. She said Quentin was bloody when they all ran into the room again and jumped off the balcony.
She said she left too because she had warrants and didn't want to be there. She testified that Tony was laying on the couch and that her legs were in front of the front door, locking it. On cross... Quentin asked her more about what she testified she had heard. The conversation about this Whisper app was about Toni prior to her being in the apartment, correct? Right.
He asked her if she recalled how Brian, Tony's boyfriend, was behaving when he was talking about the Whisper app. It would have been like he felt like she was working with the police. What was his demeanor? Was he tweaking? Yeah, you could say that. It was freaking out about the app on her phone. Do you remember... Around the time that we were having a conversation about the Whisper app, do you remember Brian having my cellular device? I can't recall of too much.
I just know about the app thing because I went in and elaborated on an app. She said she can't remember if she heard any shots being fired while she heard him getting jumped afterwards. Justice. Clear state for the record, you stated you see me with a gun? At the time that you guys were wrestling, yes. Did you see me shoot?
I just know the gun went off. I don't know whose hand it was in. I just know it went off. That's because that's when I went into the bedroom when Angel got at us to go into the room. At this time, where was Adam? At the time of you going into the bedroom and the gunshots, do you know where Adam was? I think he was in the kitchen. I'm not sure. She agreed that she didn't see Quentin with a gun when he left.
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Brian Fielders testified that he's 37 years old and works in construction. He said Tony Westover was his childhood sweetheart and that they had been dating as adults for seven months at the time of her death. He told the judge that Tony was 31 and had a daughter. She worked in the medical field. Can you tell me a little bit about Tony? How was her personality? Tony was a sweetheart.
Real kind, real soft-spoken. I don't know. She was a real gentle person. He said the day of her death was just a normal day for them. They hung out and got high. Their drug of choice was meth. One of his friends, Adam, whom he called Slim, was over at Angel's apartment that night, and so he decided to go over there too. He knew Angel through Adam.
He said he and Adam were having a small disagreement and had distanced themselves from each other for the last few weeks. It was a small petty thing, however, and he said they made up quickly. Tony drove them over there. He recalled that they were all talking and having a good time while continuing to smoke meth. Tony was on the couch in the living room, and he and Adam went into the kitchen to talk. He recalled them talking about music.
and a record deal he had messed up. Prosecutor Easter asked if he had ever heard of a whisper app before, and if they were talking about that. He said no. You were in the kitchen with Adam approximately 10 minutes. Please tell the court what you did after talking to Adam in the kitchen. After talking with Adam, I got formally really introduced to Quentin, and we started.
talking hit it off we i went and sat in the living room and uh sat next to tony for a while and i was talking to quentin we were kicking it you know back and forth talking about music and he was telling me that i think at that point he worked at a oil change spot or something along that lines i mean we were just having a normal time everything was cool
You all were, everybody was getting along, laughing, joking. Absolutely. The defendant seemed like a pretty cool guy. Yeah, absolutely. Nothing wrong? No. She asked him if he had a gun on him when he came into the house, and he said no. Tony did. He said she had it in a holster in her purse. Prosecutor Easter put up a photo of a bag laying on the ground beneath a balcony. He identified it as Tony's purse. Well, we talked for a while.
Like I said, Quentin and I, we're sitting there, we're getting along, just wrapping back and forth and talking. We had both stepped into the kitchen for a minute. We were talking with Adam. Everything was copacetic. I don't know exactly what we were talking about, but after a while, we went back in the living room and sat down. What happened at this point? I was on my phone. I just next thing I know, Tony gasps.
He grabbed her gun. Quentin grabbed her gun. How did her gun get out? She was going through her purse. Now you can tell that part. I know I stopped you before. I apologize. Talk about how her gun got out. all right so she was going through her purse looking for something i don't know what exactly she was looking for but she had taken it out and set it on the table
Did she take any other items out of her purse? I'm sure she did. Like I said, I was on my phone. While you were on a phone and Tony was taking items out of her purse looking for something, was there any arguing? No. Was there anything that caused you any concern between the defendant and Tony? No. All right. Go ahead. And so I look over.
Here she is. She's scared to death. I look over. Quentin's standing here. He's got her gun. So he has her gun. Yes. What happened after that? I jump up. Okay. Start talking to him. Slim is in the kitchen. and start yelling at him. Okay. What are you talking to him about? I'm trying to calm him down, and he's asking me if she's the police, which I was like, no, I'm trying to calm him down.
What are you doing, man? You're tripping. Put the gun down. Relax. He said Quentin was acting like he was out of it. I wouldn't say he was panic-stricken. He wasn't panic-stricken, but he was definitely... It's hard to explain. You have to do drugs to understand. He was in another world. He was convinced that she was a cop. And he was looking at us to...
verify that she's the police, and I'm sitting there telling them no. Slim's yelling at him, screaming at him, telling him to put the gun down. Okay. What happened after that? Everybody was froze for a minute. I could see he was thinking about it. And Tony's over here. She's scared to death. Tony twitches. And he snatched her up, yanked her across.
literally drug her over the table pretty much is that how the table fell well it might have been from us that i'll explain that we'll get to that so he yanked her how did he yank her up or where did he anchor he snatched her he grabbed her up and yanked her over by the couch he was at. Okay. And they started firing the shots. He said he doesn't know how long it was before shots were fired.
Tony was trying to get away from Quentin, and he said he ran over there to try and get between them. At that point, him and I locked up. I bit into his face. I'm wrestling him for the gun. That might have been how the table got knocked over. You know. Was that causing commotion and noise, everything in the living room? Oh, absolutely.
Do you know where Adam was at the time? Yeah, he was still in the kitchen. Kind of just probably in shock. Who knows? I wasn't really focused on him when I had his, you know, trying to get this gun. Now, when the defendant grabbed Tony's gun, had Adam pulled his gun out at that point? I don't know. Okay.
Prior to him grabbing the gun when you were sitting on the couch talking on the phone, had anybody threatened the defendant with the gun? No. So Adam was in the kitchen at that point in time? Yes. Adam had not pulled his gun out or threatened the defendant at that time? No. Did Adam? prior to this, threatened the defendant with the gun. He said he tried to wrestle the gun away from Quentin as he got him to the floor and was biting his face.
In the process, he bit a hole through his own lip. He said he wasn't able to get the gun, so he separated himself from Quentin and ran towards the back room. Adam went out the sliding glass doors, and he followed. Prior to running out the, you said the back door? Back, the sliding glass doors. Okay, and that's over the balcony? Yeah. Okay. Prior to doing that, at any point in time, would Adam intervene with his gun and use his gun to help you?
No, I mean, he didn't use it. Use it, not use it as in shooting. Yeah, he didn't use it to shoot it or anything. Okay. And do you remember him hitting the defendant with the gun? No. Okay. How did the fight, how did everything break up on the floor with you all? Adam kind of intervened in the pool because I was on top of him at that point. I just couldn't get that gun from him. And he snatched me up, kind of yanked me. Let's go. And Tony, she was on the couch. Was she moving? No.
He said it happened quickly and that he was so focused on Quentin that he couldn't tell what anyone else was doing. As he was leaving, he said he told Angel to call the police. He ran because he had a warrant. and also because Quentin still had the gun in there with him. Prosecutor Easter then showed him a video of Adam jumping off the balcony. She asked if he could see anything in Adam's hand, and he said yes, a gun.
As for whether he saw that gun at any time prior to that, he said no. As the video continues, Adam jumps down and points his gun into the balcony door. Yes. Did you hear Adam say or do anything after the fact with the gun? No. Okay. The video continues and Adam puts the gun into his back pocket and walks out of frame. Then Brian jumps down. On cross, Quentin asked Brian if he remembers saying anything about Tony spying on him.
and possibly being an informant for the police. He said no. How was I acting? What was my demeanor? What was my body language? What was I doing? You was cool. Everything was copacetic. You stated for the record that we got high on methamphetamines. Absolutely. At what point did we get high on methamphetamines? I mean, from the moment when we first sat down, there was dope on the table. We were smoking.
At any point, did you feel uncomfortable? No. At any point, do you believe that Tony felt uncomfortable? No. You stated for the record today that you did not have a gun. No, I didn't. Brian was interviewed by detectives. He estimated it was in August. You stated on record today that you didn't see Adam Wright with a gun until...
What was shown on camera? No, I didn't say that. I said later on in the confrontation. I didn't know he had a gun when I first got there. Did I ever fire any shots at you? I'm pretty sure going towards the floor, the gun went off. I'm pretty fighting, but you know what, to be honest, I don't remember. Besides, actually, yeah. Yeah, actually, you fired a shot. Just ain't no record that I fired a shot at you. While we was wrestling? Well, back to, excuse me, back to...
The day you were being interviewed by Detective Hornacek. Do you remember telling Detective Hornacek that I was acting weird? I don't remember. I don't remember telling him that. I don't remember telling him that, but I might have. Quentin asked him if he was there at the apartment to sell pills, and Brian said no. Mr. Filters, are you high right now?
What kind of question is that? Answer it, sir. No, ma'am, I'm not. No, I'm not high. Do you remember what you said to Detective Hornacek in your... I don't. Do you remember ever stating that I bugged out? you did bug out at what point did i bug out when you had that damn gun in your hand you don't remember threatening me and telling me i wasn't gonna make it home to my children that night absolutely not
Do you remember saying that sometimes people get caught up in situations and they don't know what they're in? Low. Do you remember taking my cell phone and checking it for an app? Low. Quentin asked if during his interview with detectives, Brian said he and Tony felt uncomfortable as they were trying to leave. I remember saying that she was ready to go. Yes, I do remember saying that.
And I was letting my phone charge up. We were getting ready to leave. During that interview, which is the interview at the jail, do you remember telling Detective Hornacek that... I was talking crazy. Correct? I do. I do remember. I do remember that. Can you... clarify what do you mean by I was talking crazy I remember sitting in the living room we were having a conversation and some of the shit you were saying I wasn't picking up on I didn't understand but
You know, here's another thing. I was getting high back then. So, you know, I wasn't in the greatest state of mind. My life wasn't together, man. What's that got to do with anything? Stop asking questions, sir. And no more cussing. Next question, Mr. Nixon. If Tony wanted to leave, why would she put her gun out? She was going through her purse. If Tony and you felt uncomfortable, why would Tony pull her gun out? She didn't pull her gun out. She set it on the table.
If you and her felt uncomfortable, why would she sit a gun on the table? Why? Why? Why wouldn't she? Going through her purse. She didn't think you were going to grab her gun and kill her. Okay, can we just stop talking about what somebody else thinks? Because nobody knows what she was thinking. Well, I mean, that answers his question. Sir, sir. I don't want to talk to him anymore. He murdered my girl. I don't want to keep talking to him.
Mr. Fielders, in case you're unsure of who's in control. I get it. I get it. It's not you. Well, I get it. So when I tell you to stop talking, you stop talking till a question is answered. And if you don't want to answer any more questions, your whole testimony will be stricken from the record, and I will not consider it while I'm deliberating. Ronald Crewe, or Chip, was 50 years old at the time of the murder.
He testified that Ashley Broughton was a friend of his that he had known for a few years. She was visiting him at his apartment on July 25th. He said Quinton had been staying at their apartment for about a week at that point. He had never met him prior to that. Angel introduced him. He said they got along well. Ron testified that he's a bit older than the others. He's in his 50s, and the others there that day were in their 30s.
He said everyone was using meth that week. He said their sleep patterns were irregular and that they would be up for days. He was asked if the drugs had an effect on the way people were acting. I mean, the longer you're up and stuff, the more, you know, just, you know, you just don't think clearly, you know, you don't make good choices. It's just, you know. So it's a combination with the drug use and.
lack of sleep or staying up that comes with meth? Yes. Do you know where the defendant was sleeping or staying while he was there? Yeah, he was staying in Angel's room. Or on the couch. Okay. So it sometimes could vary? Yes. He said he had never met Adam Wright before, but that Adam started staying with him and Angel a few weeks prior to the murder.
He said Adam and Quentin were getting along, and in the week prior, were always hanging around together whenever he saw them at the apartment. Prosecutor Easter asked if anyone had any arguments with each other. and he said he thinks Quentin and Angel may have argued that he doesn't know what it was about, and it didn't last long. On July 25th, he said he woke up, went out that day for a little bit, and then spent the rest of the day at home.
He said he saw Brian and Tony pulling up as he was leaving to go to a gas station with Angel. He said she told them they would be right back. He said he saw Brian head up the stairs while Tony was still sitting in the car. When asked if he knew if anyone in the house had a gun, he said Adam had one. How do you know Adam had a gun?
He didn't try to hide it. He didn't always have it on him. He'd just be walking around with it or whatever. When you say on him, in his hand, like in a holster, in his pocket, what does that mean? He'd have it tucked in his pants. And he would have that just walking around the house? Yeah. Now, while you were there, did you ever see Adam pull the gun on anyone? No.
Okay. Did he ever use the gun in an argument or anything? No. He said they went to the store and were gone for about 15 or 20 minutes. When they got back, Brian, Quentin, Tony, and Adam were all talking. He noted that Tony was on the couch and the guys were in the kitchen. He said he went back in his bedroom where Ashley was. Then he went into Angel's room to help her with some lights.
When he went to go into Angel's room, he said he saw Tony, Quentin, and Brian now sitting down in the living room. About 30 minutes later, he heard a commotion, people yelling. He said they came out of the room to see what was going on. I seen Quentin. He was by the door. He was holding Tony. He had her by her shoulder. It looked at me a shoulder, could have been shoulder or neck, but he was holding on to her. And I believe Brian was over, Brian was on the floor, I believe.
He said Quentin had a pistol in his hand, pointed at Tony. He testified that he heard yelling and then a bigger bang. What was her appearance, demeanor? Could you see her facial expression? What was she doing? I couldn't see her face. The way you had her, her head was pulled down. Okay. Could you see his facial expression or what he looked like? I mean, he glanced over. He just, I mean, I don't know. He just maybe scared would be a good way to put it.
That's how he looked. I mean, you know, angry. I don't know. His eyes were bigger than normal, you know. Did you see Brian with any weapons at this time, any guns? No. And you didn't see Adam, so you don't know what Adam was doing? No, I don't know what he was doing. He only stayed in the hallway for a few seconds. He said he heard three shots go off.
and he grabbed Angel and brought her and Ashley back into the bedroom. He said he told Angel they needed to call the police. About a minute later, Quentin came in, holding a gun and a purse. Angel yelled at him, and he left. He was asked if a bullet came through the wall, and he said yes, but it wasn't from the three shots he had heard. He wasn't sure where it came from or whose gun it was. It grazed his chin.
The 911 call he made was played for the judge. Prosecutor Easter then asked him about some of the things he said to the dispatcher. For example, he had said that he didn't know who shot Tony. and that he thought there had been a break-in. Ron testified that he never saw Tony get shot, but did see Quentin holding the gun up to her. As for saying there may have been a break-in, he said that was his initial thought.
when he first heard the banging. On Cross, Quinton asked him more about Adam's gun. Yeah, he did have a gun. I mean, if he had it on him, he had it on him. He was sitting down, and it may have been sitting down beside him. I mean, I'd never seen him walking around just, like, twirling around or nothing. No, he either had it on him or, you know.
Very close, too. Quinton then asked Ron about an object that was on the floor of his room. Prosecutor Easter had shown him a photo of items located in his room while he was on direct, and he hadn't been able to identify it. The states exhibit 18 in the room when they circled the picture. You couldn't make out what that was, correct? Correct. But it was in your room, correct? Yes.
Would you say that you're in control of everything that's in your room? For the most part. Everything in your room would belong to you or whoever you allowed in your room, correct? Correct. May I ask why you don't? recognize what is under the basket that was shown to you in the picture i just can't make out what it is under the basket Quentin again showed him the photo of his bedroom and focused again on the object under the laundry basket. Yeah, it resembles a machete. Okay.
But you said you didn't have a machete. No, I don't have a machete. I never, never have. Never had a machete. And this is your room, correct? Correct. One more time. Look at exhibit F. One more time, a little bit closer. I think now that I've zoomed in more, you can clearly see. Can you see the ridges on the, now that I've zoomed in, I don't know what that object is obscuring it, but can you see the ridges on one side and the smooth?
Yeah, I see that. And there's also a line that looks like it was where it was grinded out as a blade, correct? Yeah, the lighter area? Yes, sir. Does this resemble a machete? Yeah, it resembles a machete. Correct. No further questions. Adam Wright is currently serving time in a different county for a different case.
He was transferred to the courthouse to testify at Quentin's trial. Adam told the judge that Angel is a longtime acquaintance and ex-girlfriend of his. He was staying at her apartment around the time of the murder. He said he and Quentin, who was also staying there, hung out for quite some time leading up to July 25th. Did you ever get into any arguments with the defendant? I did not. Did you threaten the defendant? Absolutely not.
Now, did you have a gun? I did. What kind of gun did you have? A Smith & Weiss in 9mm. Okay. Where did you carry your gun or how were you dealing with your gun or handling your gun? My gun never leaves me. I never leave it laying around. It's always on my side. I don't go anywhere, including the bathroom, especially if I'm around people that I don't know or do know doesn't.
I'm not allowed to carry a weapon, but I try to practice proper gun etiquette to the best of my abilities. Would you admit you had that gun on your person the entire time you were there? The entire time. Okay. Did you ever point it at the defendant? Before the incident? Before the incident. Absolutely not. Okay. Did you ever threaten him, again, before the incident? No, I did not. Okay.
Did anybody else ever threaten him with your gun? No. Before the incident? Yes. No. Did anybody have your gun before the incident besides you? No, ma'am. He was asked what he remembered about July 25th. He said he remembered something happening between Quentin and Angel and Quentin staying in the car overnight going into the 25th. On the morning of the 25th, he said he ran some errands with Ashley and Ron. When they came back,
Quinton was still in the car. He said he got him some water. He didn't know exactly what was going on between him and Angel, but he went into the house and talked to Angel. Shortly thereafter, Quinton was allowed back in the apartment. Adam testified that he was close with Brian and had known him for three or four years. Brian was mad at him leading up to July 25th, but he said they worked it out and had no beef with each other on that day.
He said everyone was getting along in the house. He described Ron, whom he called Chip, and Angel leaving at some point. And then he said he got a phone call. My phone rings and it's Angel. And she's like, hey, Brian's in the driveway. And I'm like, OK, I kind of like startled. Like, why would he knock on the door? And I'm like, tell him to come up. And I believe at that point I heard Chip in the background say, hey, tell him he's got a gun on him. And I'm like, OK, like at this point, like.
Like, I carry a gun everywhere I go. So, like, I, you know, like, it didn't bother me. I was kind of expected. You know what I mean? So, but the only person that comes up is Brian at that point. Okay. And he comes in and like immediately he's like, I don't know, talking about some whisper app stuff or some shit. Watch the language. By my apologies. He's like talking like you can clearly tell he's hot. Okay. You know? And...
I'm not into that kind of stuff. Who all was with you when he was talking about this? Me, him, and Quentin. Okay. So after a little while, I kind of just kind of gave up. Like and like them two were talking and I got up and I was back and forth from the kitchen into the living room. He said when Chip and Angel got back, they went into her bedroom.
He said Tony was in the house at this point, and she was quiet on her phone on the couch. He had known Tony for several years. He said Brian and Quentin were talking. Literally, my back is to everybody that's in the living room. They can see me. And for whatever reason, all I heard was the sound of Velcro. Okay. And at that point.
I heard a something like don't quote me because it might not be exact, but it was something along the lines of a man. Hey, what are you doing? What are you doing? And at that point. Something in me said to turn around, and I started reaching for my weapon, and I started to turn around. Up to that point, had you seen any other gun in the house that you see? I did.
There was a weapon sitting on the table in between everybody. How did the gun get on the table? I do not know. I don't know who put it there. I know that it was not my weapon. At that point, that's all I know. Okay. Did you see Brian come up? Did he have a weapon on him when he came upstairs? If you remember. Not that I seen, but there was a weapon between the two of them. Okay.
between Tony and Brian. So when Brian came up, did he have a holster on his person? Did you ever see a weapon that Brian had? I didn't see him personally have a weapon, but I know of them to have a weapon. Okay. Does that make sense? Yeah. So you don't know where this holster was prior to you seeing it on a table? I don't know who put it on the table. Okay. He said it was clear panic. He got his gun out. Brian then said,
Give me the gun. Give me the gun. Naturally, at this point, he's already got his hands pretty much on the weapon. So I just surrendered to it. And then I like, so it's maybe a half a step for me because, I mean, I'm tall.
Like I literally am behind him. And as he's going down, I'm going down, like protecting myself. What do you mean going down? Like, like, like in a, in a, in a. protective like something's wrong is happening like you know what i mean like he like he has the gun i'm behind him and he's like crouching down like oh almost like trying to get small in a bad situation if that makes sense okay
And I'm behind and I'm like, I go down directly behind him. And at that point, I roll underneath the table, slightly behind or against that half wall right there. As in ducking for cover with a gun? Pretty much. And you're under the table. Yeah, I go down behind him. And like at this point, something's definitely wrong. And that's when my ears just started ringing. Why? Clear gunshots. Prosecutor Easter asked if Brian had shot his gun, and Adam said, I don't believe so.
like it's kind of a mixed thing like i don't know like until you've been in a situation like that it's hard to explain and and so i get my gun i get my gun back he just hands it to me right and I jump up and I come around the corner and I see Quentin standing there. Tony, at this point, is motionless, like on the couch. He's not moving.
Okay. Okay. That's the first thing that I've seen when I came around with somebody laying on the couch and Quentin was standing there. So I upped my weapon at that point. threw the gun in the middle of the floor, put his hands up and said, I don't want to die. Okay. That's when Brian attacked him. Okay. At that point, I look down and I see Tony again and she's not moving.
I just, you can just tell. Okay. And I attacked Quentin as well. I kicked him a couple of times and without, without swearing. It came out of my mouth. I said, you can say something that you said that day. I said, you killed her, bitch. I said, you killed her, bitch. And I said it twice. Well, I kicked him. I might have punched him. Like, I don't know. I was freaking out.
At that point, and then him and Brian were in a struggle. I was like, I'm getting out of here. I don't know. At that point, my instincts told me I needed to leave. I couldn't go out the front door. Why? Because Tony was obstructing the front door. He said he ran over to Ron's bedroom and squeezed through the door. Quinn comes running into the room.
trying to get out the door as well. And that's when I upped my weapon again on him and told him he did like to not follow me to get back in the house because I knew 911 was coming at some point. It was like three o'clock in the morning and we're in an apartment complex. So at that point, I did not want him coming after me. I don't know what the hell transpired. I'm just trying to leave. He said as he was running away, he heard someone call his name.
He ended up turning around and climbing back up the balcony. Might have made it a house or two, but I'm just saying in my world, it seemed like a lifetime. Okay. So when I get back into the apartment. I go back through the same door and I go down the hallway. So when you come out of Chip's room, there's another bedroom directly across. Yeah. That door is closed. I go back in.
And like, I still have my weapon at this point. And I come to the corner where like Tony was originally sitting, sitting before this all happened, like right there at that corner. And I paused for a second. And then I come around the corner and I see Quentin. Brian is face down on the floor. Quentin's on top of him with a gun. Okay. The defendant had the gun back at this point. Quentin. Yes. So I up my weapon one more time. And he sees me. Does the same.
stuff throws the weapon in the middle floor puts his hands up says i don't want to die this is the one this is the time i hit him with my weapon okay i can't went into the i went into the living room and i hit him with my weapon and freed brian from whatever was going on. And that's when I exited the house. When I ran down the hallway, that's when I opened up Angel and Chip's door. And I said, call 911, call 911. And that's when I went back through Chip's bedroom.
and back through the door, and I jumped off. And I ran from there. He said he ran to a nearby field and laid down there. He stayed there all night, even through a rainstorm. He said he never talked to the police until they came and picked him up just last week from where he was in jail. During his cross-examination of Adam, Quinton asked him if he was allowed to have a gun.
Adam said no. Did you ever tell me that Brian had a gun prior to him coming up to the house? No. You're stating that Angel called you. And Chip told you, correct? Angel called me on the phone and Chip was in the background. And told you that Brian had a gun, correct? Yes. Do you remember? Talking to a detective Hornacek and being interviewed. Tuesday of last week, I do. Do you know that interview was recorded?
I assume it was. Do you remember stating to Detective Hornacek that I was in the room when you got that call? I don't believe that I ever told the detective that. You don't believe or you... I need a more clarified answer. Do you remember or do you not? I do not remember. How was the demeanor of Brian when he first came in? Hi. Sketchy. Does that answer your question? Yeah. And so would you say Brian is an aggressive person?
I've seen him both ways. And overall, not unless he has to be, I guess. Is Brian known to carry guns? Is he known to carry guns? Yeah. I've seen him with a gun before. I can't say that he's known to carry guns. Adam maintained that he wasn't a part of the conversation between Brian and Quentin about the Whisper app. So you didn't hear what Brian was saying about the conversation? I mean, about this app? When you guys were talking? Yeah.
I did not hear when you guys were talking. No, how it was described to me was that it was an app that if you whisper into it. OK, if I'm holding a telephone and I say, hey, what are you doing? Right. I can whisper into my phone and wherever it is sent to is played in full volume. OK. Do you ever remember Brian stating that it was on my phone or on Tony's phone?
I don't remember anybody stating it was on anybody's phone. Do you ever remember Brian having my phone and checking my phone for apps? I do not remember that. Quentin asked Adam about when Adam pistol whipped him. When you pistol whipped me, did your gun discharge accidentally? Absolutely not. Did you ever rack your pistol at any point? I did not. Do you know the color of the bullets that was in your pistol?
I cannot remember. Did you ever rack your gun or did Brian rack your gun or chamber, shall I say, chamber a bullet when you guys were in the kitchen? I did not chamber around. I cannot state if he did or not. Like I said, I was in a panic situation, and I've already, like, I've told you, like, what had happened. I handed my gun.
And I got underneath the table. Quinton asked the judge if he could play the surveillance video of everyone jumping over the balcony and leaving the apartment, saying it doesn't show Adam climbing back inside like he had testified he had. The judge agreed. So I guess the dilemma I'm having is if you were the first to leave, then Brian left, and then I left, at what point did you come back and pistol with me? Okay.
So when I got stuck into the doorway, like, listen, I, so I just had to say, this is a traumatic experience for me. Okay. Like answer the questions. Um, I might not have jumped off the balcony. I was dazed. I was confused. But like what I said had happened, I might not have jumped off the balcony. Like I've stated to the detective when he questioned me, I felt like there was a piece of this tape that was missing.
Quinton then asked him about something else he told detectives. To the detective during your interview on September 24th, 2024. That things were weird that night. And Quentin Nixon and Brian Filters were tweaking out on drugs. Correct? I said that we were all high on drugs. Listen to the question.
Did you tell that to Detective Hornacek? Maybe not those exact words, but like, yeah, in a roundabout way, yeah. You stated that we were, they were talking with each other about a conspiracy theory with an app. call whisper some kind of spy app correct correct you also stated to the detective that things were strange the whole night correct correct
Earlier, you testified stating that everything was fine. We were all getting along and they're correct. Correct. I said that there was no aggression the whole time that we were around one another. I didn't say everything was comfortable the whole entire time. I said that there was nobody aggressive towards anybody the whole time we were around one another. Quinton asked him if he remembers how he described what type of person Brian was in his interview.
Adam said no. Do you remember me ever asking Angel to tell Brian to chill out? I do not. Do you remember Angel coming in and out of the bedroom, as you said earlier, kind of like being nosy, checking on us? Do you remember that? I do. Do you remember Angel being kneeled down at the table?
where that hot comb is and where you were at where that hot comb was right in front of the kitchen and me saying something to her along the lines asking Angel for help basically do you remember me asking Angel for help No. Do you remember Brian stating that I was not going to make it home to my children that night? Absolutely not. Do you remember a conversation?
with all of us and brian stating that people get caught in situations and they just don't know what they're in i do not do you remember telling me stating i told you so i told you so you should have shut up do you remember telling me that No. Do you remember telling me that I should have left? No. Basically. Today I'm testifying on my behalf. Quentin Nixon got up on the stand and told the judge what he says happened on July 25th. According to Quentin, he had known Angel for about three years.
He said she picked him up one day and that he had started staying at her place. He saw Adam right there. He said Adam was on the run and that angel told him he was homeless and needed a place to stay. He testified that Adam told him that he was Angel's ex-boyfriend. He said Angel had never told him that. He said the beef between Adam and Brian was over a stolen car.
Adam had stolen Brian's car and driven it to Alabama. He told the judge that on July 25th, Angel left him to go to the store, which he thought was kind of weird. When he came out of her bedroom, He opened the door and saw Brian standing there. He comes in talking about, he thinks his girl is trying to set him up. Mind you, I don't know who this girl is he's talking about.
I'm talking about some spy app. I never even seen a spy app, never knew it existed. He was explaining to me, like, yeah, you can clone somebody's phone and see what they're... doing on their phone, da-da-da-da. He was like, matter of fact, you got your phone? I'm like, yeah. He was like, let me see your phone. I gave him my phone. He was like, you probably got the same app on your phone. You don't even know it. Angel probably put it on yours.
He's really like bugging out, but I'm not thinking anything of it. Like, I'm just thinking he tripping. He said for almost a good hour, Brian was talking to him about this spy app. That's when Adam asked him how he got there, and Brian said Tony was in the car. Adam told him to call her up. Quentin testified that he could see Brian's gun on his hip, and that Adam had a gun too.
He said both he and Adam told Brian he was tripping about the app, but Brian kept going on and on about it. As he explained this to me, he's like, he's looking up stuff in my phone. showing me like, yeah, you see this? This is one of them. And we in the kitchen. He's like, yeah, you see this? This is another one. He just kept showing me, showing me, showing me. And at that time, I didn't, I'm like, bro, I don't know what you're talking about. You tripping.
Gave my phone back. He was like, hold on, wait, wait, wait, I'm about to show you. So he kept looking for the app. In my head, I'm like, man, is you trying to put it on my phone or something? Like, it's not on there. I don't let people see my phone like that. He said Tony eventually came up and sat on the couch, scrolling through her phone. He said Brian was now talking to Adam and Quentin about an app on Quentin's phone that he believed was connected to the police.
He accused Quentin of recording them and asking too many questions. Quentin said Tony was quiet, but pulled out a weed pen and asked him if he wanted to hit it, and so he did. He kind of looking at her like... side ironer after she let me hit the vape pen or whatever. And, um, he said something to Adam of the nature, like, yeah, people be tripping, bro. I don't know what's going on. Got to watch.
people really be the police. You don't even know it. And I see he's like, he's like real adamant about this police thing. Mind you, I don't know Adam. I mean, I don't know Brian. I don't know what he's into for real. Never heard of him. Except for when Angel was crying that when we drove Adam over there and they was making him sound like he was just some.
aggressive bulldog that was a killer type. He said Ashley came out and was talking to him about the app, saying she has heard of it. Quentin said Brian still had his phone. and was insistent on finding it. Quinton said he started to get aggravated because he wanted his phone back, but he knew Brian and Adam both had guns, so he wasn't about to get aggressive. So now I'm like...
Yeah, I'm not the police, but you tripping. I'm going to need you to get my phone. And then Angel's right here. Like I said, she's sitting right here. I looked to Angel and I said, Angel, tell him I'm not the police. She laughed. She did a little smirk or some type of laugh or something like, hmm. And I look at her like, are you tripping? You need to tell him I'm not the police and get my phone back. These are your people. She's like...
That's when she looked at me and said, well, there ain't really nothing I can do now. He here. Who is he? That's what I said. Who is he? Like, what do you mean by that? He said Angel got up and went into her room. He stood up then and demanded that Brian give him his phone back. He said it looked like Brian gave it to Tony. I'm feeling weird though. So I looked back at the door.
Because I'm sitting right here. I look back at the door to see if it was locked. And I'm just about to leave. I'm just about to leave. And he was like, yeah, I don't think you want to do that. I made a motion like this. I got up out of my seat a little bit. When he said it, it made me sit back down. What you mean? He was like, yeah, I don't think you want to do that. I'm like, what are you talking about? He's like, I got somebody outside.
He said something of the nature. You ever been in a situation where you don't know what's really going on, but you're talking too much? And I'm like, nah, I haven't. So I asked him for my phone again. I'm like, yeah, I'm about to get up out of here. He's like, you're not going anywhere. He was like, he said something of the nature. I got my kids at home. And if you got kids, you're not going to make it to see your kids at night.
And at that time, that's when he pulled the gun out. He said Adam got up and as he was walking, he said, I told you so. You should have just left and pulled his gun out. Quinton said now he was scared. Both men had their guns out. Brian put his on the table and said, you don't know what's going on. Quentin said he wanted to run, but he was like a deer in the headlights. He said Tony was still there on her phone.
quiet on the couch. Brian looks over at Adam. And him looking over at Adam, I lunge for the gun on the table. But his attention... Instantly turned back to me, reaching for the gun. And that's when the brawl over the gun and we fighting over this gun. It's not in the holster. The gun wasn't in the holster. It was in the holster when it was on his hip. But when he pulled it out, it wasn't on the holster. So at the same time, we reaching for this gun together, basically.
He throwing punches at me. I'm screaming. I'm not the police. I'm not the police. This table gets flipped this way. Tony gets up, moves over here. But I'm not really paying attention to her because I'm wrestling with Brian over this gun. So he got his hand on it. I got my hand on it. We throwing punches at each other. He kind of getting over on me. When I mean getting over him, he's lightweight winning the fight. And I don't know how he got me to the ground.
But this is when he bit me in my face. Sometimes I try to roll out of his hole. He had me in like some type of choke hold. I don't know. He bit me in my face and he's like edging a gun to my head. He said all he knew was that he had to get the gun or else Brian would shoot him. He said he was screaming, I'm not the police, and I don't want to die. He showed the judge a photo of his injured face.
He said Adam hit him in the head with his pistol and that the gun went off. He said Brian yelled to Adam, bro, do something. He said Adam then clocked him over the head with his pistol at least three times, and he started bleeding. The gun went off and the bullet went through the wall. He got the gun away from Brian, but they continued to tussle.
He said he then saw a male come towards him from the hallway, and he was hit with a machete on his right side. He said the only male who was in the back room at that time was Ron. He said he never heard anything from Tony. She wasn't calling for help or telling anyone to call the police. It was like she was just watching them, he said. He showed a photo of his chest that was a little difficult to see. He pointed out where the cut from the machete was.
He said he doesn't know where Ron went after that. He kind of let go of the gun at that point, and then Adam climbed on top of him and straddled him, punching him in the face. He said he ended up grabbing the gun again, and Brian punched him and pushed him off. That's when he said he fired the gun. Brian ducked and ran into the kitchen. He said he never brought a gun.
that they did, and they had that machete. Adam ran out and Brian started to, but Quentin said he chased him and grabbed him by the back of the shirt. He said he felt like they were trying to get away from what they had just done. Tony was dead at that point. Adam reached back in with his gun and pointed it at Quentin. Now, mind you, this is an apartment, close quarters. I don't know who lives next door. I don't know.
the surrounding areas. I shot enough times that I felt to save my life. I wasn't out to kill the whole household. I could have shot more times, but I chose not to. He said he heard Brian yell. He shot her. Call the police. He said he looked at Angel and asked her to help again, but she kept asking him.
What did you do? He said he ran with Tony's gun and kept running. He said he took her gun because he didn't know if they were going to shoot him on his way out. Prosecutor Felicia Easter cross-examined Quentin. after his trial was delayed for a month. So one month later, on November 5th, cross-examination began. Bottom line, you're the one who shot Tony West over, correct?
Yes, ma'am, in self-defense. Okay, and you shot Tony with her own gun, correct? Yes, ma'am. I didn't know it was her gun at the time, though. Okay. After shooting Tony, you fled the scene. You left the scene, correct? Yes, ma'am. Okay. And everyone fled the scene, correct? Now that I know, yes. And you heard their testimony that they either had warrants or was on parole or things of that nature, correct? Yes, ma'am.
At that time, did you have a warrant? I believe I had a capius warrant. Okay. Is that the reason you left? No. Speaking of the microphone, just because, you know, you talk very softly and I want to be able to hear your answer. Yes, ma'am. Okay. No, that's not the reason I left. When you left.
You had the gun with you, isn't that correct? Yes, ma'am. When you left, you took Tony's purse when you jumped over the balcony, correct? Yes, ma'am. Okay. And you took that gun because you knew that was the gun that just shot. Tony Westover, correct? No, I took that gun because there was another gun on scene. And that gun on scene was the one Adam or Brian had, correct? Yes, and I was in fear of them using it on me.
But you left right after them. Like you literally were following them out. Ron was still in the home and he was the one that hit me with the machete. And Angel also told me to get out. Oh, now Angel told you to get out. Yeah. Okay. I'm just asking because you didn't testify to that at first. So now she's telling you to get out. She told me I was the devil and I needed to leave. Okay. And...
You said Ron hit you with the machete. You had a gun, though, correct? He had a machete. You had a gun. Yeah. Okay. You took that purse too. That wasn't to protect you, correct? No, ma'am. You took that gun because you had touched a vape pen in there? No, I had took the purse to find my phone as well as I touched the vape pen.
Because you told the officers that you touched it during your interview. You touched a vape pen and your fingerprints may be on that vape pen. Yes, ma'am. I panicked. So you were trying to cover up even you even being there, correct? I mean, that's what it looked like. Yeah, so I can. She asked if the only person he shot that day was Tony, and he said yes three times. You could have left that apartment at any time, isn't that correct?
Prior to the incident, yes. Okay. Now, when you were interviewed by the detectives, You stayed at multiple times, 21 minutes, 18 seconds. I was there for like four to five days. I felt like I could not leave. You even texted your mom to make sure you were safe. 22 minutes, 58 seconds. I felt I could not leave. I tried to leave. That is not true. Isn't that correct? What is not true? Did I text my mom? I text my mom. No, no, no.
I was there for like four or five days. I felt I could not leave. I felt I could not leave. You said that multiple times throughout. I tried to leave throughout that four to five day period. When I spoke to the detectives. Correct. That's what you said, correct? Yeah, I said that after getting beat by the police. I was scared. She pointed out that in his interview with detectives, he said at one point that he never shot the gun.
and that it was Brian who had shot Tony. Okay, so at that time, you knew Brian didn't shoot Tony, correct? I was under duress, so it was kind of like... Yes, I did. I did. She played a portion of his interview. You said you did not fire the gun. I don't know. All I know is I fired the gun. You absolutely did fire the gun. I absolutely did fire the gun. In self-defense. You fired the gun. That is...
Is it fair to say you did not tell the detectives in that order? You were not forthcoming. It's not fair to say because I was beaten and I was scared when I was giving this interview. And I was deprived of medical, which she wouldn't let me testify today to. Was SWAT in there in that interview with you? No, it wasn't. As a question, thank you for answering. SWAT was not in there with you at that time. Through this interview.
Did they hit you at all? No, they deprived me of medical. Did they raise their voice at you at all? Nope. Did they give you a chance to answer the questions? Yes, they did. Okay. Okay. But I wasn't all the way there. The judge deliberated after hearing all of the testimony and arguments. Then she announced her verdict.
She found Quentin Nixon guilty of two counts of murder, felonious assault, and tampering with evidence. He was sentenced to life in prison and could be eligible for parole after serving 21 years. Toni Westover was just 34 years old when she was killed. According to her obituary, she was a joyful person who loved to help people craft, shop, and bake. Toni was very proud to be a mother.
and loved spending time and baking with her beautiful daughter she was loved and will be dearly missed by many friends and family and that's all for this episode As always, I'd love to hear your thoughts on this case. Join the conversation over on Instagram at Court Junkie, or you can always email me at podcast at courtjunkie.com.
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