Michelle Wright, mother of Carruth's first child

Testified Carruth made a joke about her getting into a car accident
Said Carruth was a good person who treated her respectfully
On Carruth as a father, said Carruth was hardly around and had never sent Rae Jr. a birthday card until after his incarceration

Amber Turner, Carruth's ex-girlfriend

Testified Carruth threatened to kill her if she didn't abort his baby
Said Carruth talked of having his first child, Rae Jr., and the boy's mother, Michelle Wright, killed to avoid child support
Carruth said he didn't want to have a baby with someone he wasn't going to stay with

Donald Kim, Carruth's former neighbor

Testified Carruth attacked him on his wedding day during an argument over parking
Said cars belonging to Carruth and his guests frequently blocked his driveway
Carruth cursed at him when he asked him to move his car, he said

Major Felicia McAdoo, Jail Commander

Said Sgt. Riddle had a reputation of cozying up to high-profile defendants and talking to them about their cases
Testified that she transferred Riddle to another shift after she saw her escorting Carruth within the jail several times
Said Riddle is sometimes "not truthful"

Kimberly Young, Detention Officer

Said she guarded Carruth in December 1999 when he was on suicide watch
Testified that Sgt. Shirley Riddle came to the cell and spoke privately with Carruth for about 15 to 20 minutes
Told jurors this visit and Riddle's request that she not note it in her log were highly unusual

Dr. James Sullivan, Medical Examiner

Testified Adams died of multiple organ system failure
Said some bullets struck Adams after she "flopped" over on passenger car seat
Told jurors that horizontal spread of bullets indicates shooter moved his hand or that Adams' vehicle moved either forward or backward during shooting

Dr. Michael Thomason, director of trauma services, Carolinas Medical Center

Treated Cherica Adams following the shooting; said Adams suffered from "torrential bleeding"
Said heavy medication would not have affected Adams' memories of the shooting

Mark Post, supervisory special agent for the FBI

Coordinated the surveillance of the Tennessee hotel where Carruth was captured after jumping bail
Questioned Wendy Cole who led him to her 1997 Toyota Camry, where Carruth was hiding in the trunk
Took Carruth into custody after his capture

William McBrayer, crime lab ballistics expert

Tested the 38-special and spent cartridges found on Elm Road
Testified that the gun had rusted, prohibiting a positive idenification when comparing the cartridges to those found at the crime scene
Said 31 live rounds found in a storm drain were "consistent" with both bullets recovered at the crime scene and spent cartridges found in the recovered gun

Officer James Wright, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Testified that he recovered the 38-special revolver found by Tichenor from Nearpass on Feb. 5 and put the weapon in the police property lock-up
Said he took the couple back to Elm Road so they could show exactly where they found the gun

Brian Nearpass, Tichenor's boyfriend

Said that after Tichenor told him about the gun, he went to Elm Road and using gloves, picked the gun up and took it back to his office.
Testified that he called the police the same day to report finding the gun.

Christina Tichenor, found 38-special revolver

Told jurors that she was walking along Elm Road Feb. 5, looking for her hubcap, when she saw a gun on the roadside
Said she did not touch it because she is afraid of guns, but later told boyfriend Bryan Nearpass about it

Tanya Ferguson, friend of Carruth

Said Carruth had access to her phone Nov. 16 when three calls — including one to Watkins' motel and one to Kennedy — were placed
Testified Carruth told her not to speak to his investigator until after talking to his friend Tenisha Huckleberry, who subsequently spoke with Ferguson about the three calls
Gave a glowing description of Carruth's character and said he appeared completely normal on the night Adams was shot

Dwight Perry, owner of car care business

Testified Carruth brought his vehicle for cleaning Nov. 24, the day after police questioned him
Said Carruth used his office phone to make several calls
Two of the calls were to Watkins' motel and one was to Carruth's agent

Susan Artieri, Alltel employee

Testified about Tanya Ferguson's cell phone records
Said that in the early hours of Nov. 16, Ferguson's phone called the Villager Lodge, Michael Kennedy, and Carruth's voice mail

Miles Biggerstaff, manager for Bell South

Testified about a flurry of calls made to Watkins and Kennedy hours before the shooting
Said Carruth had a number listed under the name "Rahim Akbar"

Lynn Skinner, telephone records specialist, AT&T Wireless Services

Testified about calls placed by cells phones belonging to Carruth, Kennedy and Adams
Detailed a flurry of calls between Carruth and Kennedy's phones around the time of the shooting
Also outlined calls made from Kennedy's phone to Michael Patrick, the alleged seller of the murder weapon

Sailesh Patel, owner of Villager Lodge

Gunman Van Brett Watkins lived in his motel for about two months up until the time of the shooting
Testified Watkins identified himself as "William Watkins;" Patel was unaware Watkins was using the name of his deceased brother
Watkins earned part of his rent money by washing the motel's exterior

Charles Shackleford, ex-boyfriend of Candace Smith

The married ex-NBA player said Smith told him that Carruth actually confessed the crime to her
Though he never met Carruth, heard that Carruth believed Adams was sleeping around; met Cherica Adams on a few occasions
Advised Smith to get a lawyer and paid her legal fees

Melissa Warren, crime scene technician

Investigated the storm drain near where Kennedy, Watkins, and Abraham parked while waiting for Carruth and Adams
Recovered live ammunition, an ammunition box, and a plastic ammunition tray from the drain.

Candace Smith, Carruth's ex-girlfriend

Says while in hospital waiting room Carruth said he was present at shooting and that he wished Adams would die
Claims Carruth asked several times to borrow her car in the hours before Adams was shot
Engaged in an argument with Adams who encountered her on date with Carruth

Officer Kevin Wallin, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Says Carruth asked "odd" questions as he sat in hospital waiting room
Carruth, not yet named a suspect, asked if he would be taken out in handcuffs
Carruth asked if investigators could tell if a gun was fired from his car

Officer Peter Grant, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Adams told him before being taken from the crime scene that Carruth was responsible
Adams told him Carruth slowed down in front of her when the drive-by shooting occurred

Michael Eugene Kennedy, co-defendant

Said Carruth arranged the shooting and commissioned Watkins as the gunman
Claims he was threatened into taking part in plan and getting the gun
Carruth told him he wanted to avoid paying child support

Melvin Billingslea, acquaintance of Carruth

Was at Carruth's home right before date with Adams
Said co-defendants Stanley Abraham and Michael Kennedy were at Carruth's when he arrived
Said Carruth introduced Adams to him as "his lady"

Jeffrey Moonie, Cherica Adams' father

Said Carruth's behavior was "odd" following the shooting
Said Carruth denied any knowledge of the shooting
Present when Adams was writing her notes in the hospital

Modrey Floyd, cousin of Cherica Adams

Received a call from Adams minutes before the shooting
Adams asked him to clean her room because Rae was coming over unexpectedly
Testified he went to Lamaze class when Carruth failed to show up

Farrell Blalock, lived in house near shooting scene

Heard flurry of gunshots outside his home night of the shooting
Went outside near Adams' car when emergency personnel arrived
Heard Adams tell police that her "boyfriend" was the culprit and that he was driving a white Ford Expedition

Traci Renee Willard, nurse at Carolinas Medical Center

Held a clipboard as Adams wrote three pages of notes detailing the shooting
Read back Adams' notes to her, which stated "he" blocked her car when the shooter pulled up alongside
Asked Adams whom she was referring to in her notes; Adams responded, "Rae."

Nicole Michaels, paramedic

Said Adams was alert and calm when paramedics arrived
Identified photos of Adams' car and the crime scene
Heard Adams tell police that "Rae," her baby's father, was responsible for the shooting

Steve McAuley, supervisor for Mecklenburg EMS

Testified about the 911 call Adams placed following the shooting
Identified audio tape of the call before it was entered into evidence
Said the tape was an accurate recording of the call

Angela Baker, 911 operator for Mecklenburg EMS

Testified about the 911 call Cherica Adams placed
Took the initial call and put Adams through to supervisor Steve McAuley