GA v. Trinity Madison Poague \u2013 Day 1 | Pageant Queen Child Murder Trial<\/a>
\nState\u2019s opening statement delivered by District Attorney Lewis R. \u201cBud\u201d Lamb:<\/p>\nWATCH:
\nRomeo Angeles (also referred to as Jaxton Dru \u201cJD\u201d Angeles) was born June 25, 2022, in Tallahassee
\nThe child lived with Julian Williams and his sister from 3-4 months old
\nWilliams began a relationship with defendant Trinity Poague, who started attending Georgia Southwestern University in Americus in August 2023
\nLamb argued Poague resented the child and wanted her own child with Williams, not to be in a stepmother role
\nLamb cited various text messages Poague sent to her roommate saying she wanted to punch the child and that they hated each other
\nOn Jan. 13, 2024, Williams brought Angeles to Americus to stay with Poague at her dorm
\nPoague texted her roommate later that night asking to sleep in her room for a \u201cmental break\u201d
\nAngeles allegedly fell off the bed that night, but appeared fine, with Poague taking vidoes showing no injuries
\nOn Jan. 14, Angeles woke up healthy, ate Fritos and drank Mountain Dew
\nWilliams left for 35-36 minutes to get pizza; when he returned, Poague called saying child wasn\u2019t breathing
\nAngeles had fresh bruising on face, forehead, neck, and cheeks when brought to ER and had a fractured occipital bone, brain bleeding, and massive liver laceration
\nLamb argued medical experts will testify injuries occurred minutes before ER arrival, during time child was alone with Poague
\nAngeles died approximately 3 hours after arriving at hospital<\/p>\n
Defense\u2019s opening statement delivered by W.T. \u201cTim\u201d Gamble III:<\/p>\n
WATCH:
\nArgued case is based on suspicion without evidence; Poague is second victim, accused of crime she didn\u2019t commit
\nPoague was 18-year-old honor student at GSW studying nursing with straight A\u2019s in the first semester
\nArgued Williams was a controlling 22-year-old boyfriend, who demanded social media passwords and monitored her activities
\nWilliams failed to establish legal paternity and didn\u2019t take child to routine doctor appointments
\nPoague had extensive babysitting experience\u00a0 and cared for Angeles when Williams brought him to visit
\nGamble argued Poague was with Angeles for a limited time from Saturday 6 PM to Sunday noon, mostly with Williams present, and the child was refusing to eat or drink
\nGamble argued that at the hospital, Williams told various conflicting stories about what happened to Angeles
\nGamble argued the investigation was flawed \u2013 GBI and Americus PD found no physical evidence at crime scene
\nGamble argued investigators threw away diaper with apparent blood in fecal matter before testing
\nArgued Poague and Williams showered together before he left for pizza; she got out 5 minutes after him and he was holding Angeles, who was crying
\nPoague noticed child in distress when Williams returned and couldn\u2019t keep head up<\/p>\n
Following opening statements, multiple law enforcement personnel testified about responding to the call at the ER and securing Poague\u2019s dorm room. The jury saw clips of Poague, Williams and Angeles coming and going from the dorm in the time around the alleged incident.<\/p>\n
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