Jamie Darnell

·  Jamie lives in Northern Decatur County.

·  He has known Zach Adams since he was five years old from school.

·  Jamie did not know Holly Bobo but knew Karen as a teacher. 

·  Zach Adams came to his house in July 2012. He states he was “wound up” and under the influence of drugs, and he wanted to shared drugs with him in the bathroom. He walked up to him with the syringe, and he refused. 

·  Jamie states he did not like the needle.

·  Zach appeared to get agitated and upset when Jamie refused, “like he was offended.” 

·  Zach then showed him a knife he had, which Jamie says was to intimidate him. 

·  Jamie asked him how much he would take for the knife, and states that Zach said, “If you’d known what that knife had done, you’d be afraid to hold the knife.”

·  Jamie responded, “Is it involved in what I think it is?” and Zach smiled.

·  Jamie handed the knife back to him immediately.

·  He states Zach exited the bathroom, to where Jamie’s girlfriend was watching tv facing the open front door, and Zach pulled out a pistol and shot a bullet about a foot above Jamie’s girlfriend’s head out the front door.

·  Jamie then pushed the gun toward the ground. 

·  Jamie says Zach Adam’s emotional state was tearful after he exited the residence and was apologetic. 

·  Jamie says Zach was having a remorseful breakdown. 

·  Jamie told him he couldn’t have him coming around the house if he was going to act like that. 

o  “He has the reputation of a guy you don’t wanna make mad at you.”

·  Jamie told Zach that, “until he cleared his name of everything,” he wasn’t welcome at his residence.

·  Zach then told him he couldn’t clear his name, because he was “too far involved in it/too deep into it”. He states they both understood they were discussing the Holly Bobo case.

·  He admitted he was interested in the reward money. 

·  He spoke to the police three times after Zach’s arrest. All three times, Jennifer Thompson states he did not mention his girlfriend was near the gunshot. He admits it was not mentioned in his written statement.

·  He states Victor Dinsmore is not a person he would trust. He sold him a house he did not own and tried to rape his ex-wife.

·  He states the never stated he was referring to Holly Bobo when he said to “clear his name.”