Home Depot Death Trial | Terry McMillian JR

Hillsborough, NC (WTVD) – The murder process for Terry McMillian Jr., the man who was charged in October 2022 because of the death of a Home Depot worker, Gary Rasor, is now in the hands of 12 jurors.

Closing arguments were presented on Tuesday afternoon. It is expected that the judge gives the jury their instructions that have to be taken into account during the consultations if this happens.

During the final arguments, McMillian's defense criticized the investigators for a lack of prompt interviews and aimed at Haikal's work and said that she had spoken in general and was influenced by the law enforcement agency's claim that it was a murder.

“It is the video of a crime. It is the video of an attack. But it is not the video of a murder,” said Kailey Morgan, a lawyer who represents McMillian, during closing arguments.

Morgan said that Rasor rose immediately after the injury, went to the hospital and did not need an operation. She further emphasized his existing medical illnesses.

“Haikal cannot rule out that Mr. Rasor would still have had a heart attack without the injury,” said Baker-Harrell.

Niemann worked to reset the criticism of Haikal and found her 37 years of experience in the case.

“Haikal is a licensed forensic pathologist certified by the board. I would say that it deserves more weight. The only people who claim that their opinion is not good are lawyers who represent McMilllian,” said Niemann.

He recognized Rasor's medical state and age, but said that he had physically well before autumn and found that he held a job that included slight trade in Home Depot.

“You cannot avoid the irrefutable truth. After Mr. McMillian Rasor pushed to the ground, he never went again without support, he never worked again and he never went home. Then he died on November 30, 2022.”

The suspect is separated from deaths and is also confronted with the home depot before a predecessor in connection with the incident.

How we came here

The investigators said that the worker Gary Rasor tried to interact with the customer Terry McMillian Jr., who may have tried to steal devices from the Hillsborough business.

The Hillsborough police authority says McMillian Jr. pushed Rasor, which brought him to fall. The incident was caught in the surveillance camera of the shop. Rasor was hospitalized for injuries during the incident.

Rasor, who was 82 years old at the time of the incident, initially seemed to make progress in his recovery, and was ultimately moved to a rehabilitation facility. However, his condition finally deteriorated and he returned to the hospital in November 2022, where he died at the age of 83.

McMillian Jr. from Durham was charged with the first degree in this case for murder and robbery.

On Monday, the defense set the questioning of the forensic pathologist Dr. Nabila Haikal, including the documentation, which she checked in her provisions. She was on the stand on Friday and said that the cause of death was complications of a blunt violation of violence, with the conditions listed as high blood pressure and lung crime.

After the jury was released, the defense requested an application to make Haikal entire testimony and to describe it as “inconsistent” and “contradictory”. The judge submitted the application.

The public prosecutor's office laid out on Monday afternoon.

Closing arguments are expected on Tuesday morning, and then the jury is handed over.

Terry McMillian Jr. has decided not to say, and his defense does not plan to call witnesses. If McMillian is convicted, he could live in prison.

No cameras are allowed in the courtroom; However, the ABC11 reporter Michael Perchick can observe and hear the procedure.

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On Friday, May 16, a large part of the certificate focused on Rasor's physical condition at the time when he was pushed, as well as on his recovery process.

His son Jeff said he had learned about the news of a phone call with his stepmother. Before the incident, he said that his father was in a good physical condition to play with his grandchildren and work a personal job, and he found that he only drove a scooter coating two years earlier.

The younger Rasor said when he initially visited his father after the incident, he was in a rehabilitation facility and found that he could not walk, but he seemed to be in a good mood.

However, when he later visited him in the hospital, he said it was clear that his condition had deteriorated and found that he had lost weight and used oxygen tube.

The forensic pathologist Dr. Nabila Haikal said that the cause of death was complications of a blunt violation of violence, with the conditions listed as high blood pressure and pulmonary.

While Haikal described these diseases as an important natural illness, she said that Rasor had worked quite well in his basic performance, and found that he was independent and worked a somewhat demanding job.

Haikal said the injury had strengthened its existing conditions. She also claimed that Rasor could have worked for a few more months without push.

During his cross -experiences, McMillian's defense team questioned Haikal after the autopsy process, including the treatment of records and timing. Regardless of this, defenders focused on the type of his physical condition and the role that could have played in his death.