Defense Wants to Investigate a ‘Discrepancy’ in Cell Phone Data

By Jaclyn Sersland [former] - July 12, 2023
Daily Stories | Homicides |

On July 12, defense attorneys requested a continuance of a preliminary hearing because of an evidentiary issue. 

Terrance Stoney, 30, is charged with second-degree murder while armed for his alleged involvement in the murder of 43-year-old Donte Tiller on March 17 at the intersection of Naylor Road and Southern Avenue, SE. 

Defense attorney Pierce Suen raised concerns about a potentially “consequential discrepancy” found in cell phone connections in two reports. He said the times recorded in both reports differed from each other by one minute. 

Suen said he had not filed a subpoena for the exact data from the cellphone carrier because the information was not in the warrant and the new report came out just the day before the hearing. 

Prosecutors initially refused to provide the cell site data, and Suen is planning to file a motion to receive these materials if the prosecutors do not hand them over. 

Suen asked for three weeks to receive the data and investigate the discrepancy. 

A preliminary hearing is set for Aug. 9.