A grand jury has handed down a new criminal indictment in the shooting death of Sonic employee Matthew Davis in Johnson County. Watch NBC 5 free wherever you are. A park just outside of Keene brings solace to those who loved Davis.
Miller remembers when Davis once made her stop the car to rescue a turtle and drive it to the pond on-site. That fight, she says, is for justiceβnot just for the child who pulled the trigger, but for the adults involved, especially Ashley Marmolejo.
Marmolejo allegedly confessed to arming her year-old nephew and directing him to defend his uncle, Angel Gomez Ocana, who was involved in a physical fight with Davis at the Sonic in Keene. When Davis asked Gomez to stop making a scene, Gomez reportedly escalated the encounter into a fight. Marmolejo, who was in a vehicle with other children, is accused of retrieving a pistol, handing it to the year-old boy, and saying "go.
He fired again. She never got out. Marmolejo was initially not charged in the fatal shooting. After her alleged confession, she was charged with manslaughter last yearβa charge Miller said felt like a "crushing blow. My son would be here if not for her. The gunman's mother told NBC 5 in that she, too, blames Marmolejo for much of the tragedy.
Miller says her pleas went unanswered by the former district attorney in the county, but that changed with new D. Tim Good. Miller wants the public to know how thankful she is for D.
