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State v. Thomas2/27/2004
d on the Pontiac matched a fingerprint belonging to Defendant Anthony Bond. The car was identified as belonging to Jack Wilson, a resident of the Wesley Highland Towers, a retirement home, at 400 South Highland. The vehicle had been reported stolen during the early morning hours of April 21, 1997.
Angela Jackson was Defendant Thomas' girlfriend. She testified on behalf of the State at the trial. In 1997, Ms. Jackson resided with her two children at the Pendleton Pines Apartments. Defendant Thomas would sometimes spend the night there, and he kept some personal belongings at Jackson's apartment. Although Defendant Thomas did not own a car, Ms. Jackson drove a red Suzuki Swift until it was repossessed. Ms. Jackson recalled Defendant Thomas' desire for a car of his own. Although Thomas was unemployed, he made remarks about buying a car. In fact, Defendant Thomas often commented to Ms. Jackson that he was going "to get that money." Such comments were made while the couple was driving behind an armored truck.
On April 21, 1997, Ms. Jackson was at her residence because she was sick. Defendant Thomas was also at her apartment. Thomas left the apartment between 8:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m, telling Ms. Jackson that he was going to pick up Anthony Bond and that he would be right back. Defendant Thomas left driving Jackson's red Suzuki. Defendant Thomas, accompanied by Defendant Bond, returned to the apartment around noon. The two men were out of breath, and they appeared to be excited. When they entered the apartment, Defendant Bond unzipped his jacket and some white envelopes fell to the floor. Defendant Thomas began opening the envelopes and removing money. Defendant Thomas instructed Defendant Bond to "get rid of the gun." Jackson then noticed a "silver looking" gun on the floor. Defendant Thomas instructed Ms. Jackson "to ball the envelopes up." Jackson noticed that, in addition to the cash, the envelopes contained checks and food stamps. Thomas and Bond split the money. Defendant Bond took the gun with him when he left the apartment. After Bond left, Thomas gave Jackson his share of the money.
Ms. Jackson testified that she and Defendant Thomas then went to look for a car for Defendant Thomas. The couple went to Auto Additions on Elvis Presley Boulevard. Defendant Thomas test drove a hot pink box Chevy. After Defendant Thomas drove it, the couple purchased the car for $3,975.00 in cash. Because Thomas did not have his license, Angela Jackson's name was placed on the bill of sale.
After purchasing the new car and returning to Jackson's apartment, Defendant Thomas advised Jackson that they needed to go to a hotel. The couple, along with Jackson's children, went to a hotel on State Line Road. On the news on television that evening, Ms. Jackson watched a report that a guard on an armored truck had been shot and was struggling for his life. Defendant Thomas remarked that the newscaster was "lying; that he did not struggle for his life; he grabbed the nigger by the throat and shot him." The next morning, Ms. Jackson returned to her apartment with her children.
After leaving Angela Jackson's apartment, Defendant Bond, accompanied by Keith "KiKi" Echols, went to the residence of Treveous "TreeTree" Garrett sometime after lunch. Bond's girlfriend, Tanya Monger, testified that she noticed that Bond was in a good mood, and he showed Monger some money. The group went to the Southland Mall. At the mall, Defendant Bond handed "TreeTree" and Monger some money. Defendant Bond explained that the money was "drug money" and he did not want to get robbed. He then made numerous purchases, including shoes for himself and "KiKi," "shorts sets," and a necklace. The necklace cost approximate
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