Steven Jones

·1 hr 7 min·5 clips

Steven Jones walked 90 feet back to confront the group with his Glock 22, firing shots that killed one student and injured three others.

Steven told police he only took a sip of his friend's beer because he was the designated driver. The toxicology results give the hosts plenty to chew on: the four victims were drunk, and Steven was sober. That tilts the room a little. One victim's blood alcohol level was 0.285, more than three times the legal limit, and the others were over the limit too. Marijuana showed up as well, with all four victims testing positive. The hosts do not treat that like it solves the case. It is another piece that has to go somewhere. Then there is the punch. Steven had been hit hard enough that his glasses flew, which gives the case a blunt, messy human moment. The episode keeps coming back to the practical question: what do intoxication, a gun, and a fight mean once prosecutors call it murder? By mid October, Steven had been indicted. He was charged with first degree murder and aggravated assault, pleaded not guilty, and opening arguments took place on April 5, 2017. The state's theory was simple and ugly. Prosecutors said his pride was hurt, he wanted revenge, and he came back from his car ready to settle the score. The hosts slow that down, giving the punch its weight while still asking whether ego explains the jump to gunfire. Heavy stuff, but the back-and-forth keeps it from going cold. Mike and Gibby also let the room breathe with jokes about food breaks and maybe saving a big idea for episode 500.

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A sober defendant, a drunken crowd, and a shooting case that turns on pride and timing.

Steven Jones sits at the center of a shooting case that moves fast once the punch lands and the gun comes into view. Mike Ferguson and Mike Gibson keep the timeline clear, and the toxicology details add enough context to make the legal dispute easy to follow without sanding off…

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You want a clear, no-frills court case with a punch in the middle.

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