Widow of man killed in 2011 fire testifies at felony murder trial
That was crux of opening statements Wednesday in the felony murder and arson trial of Senior Airman Charles Amos Wilson III, 28, a support member of the
Hardy, 27, a civilian worker on base, died several days later from injuries he received in the
The military trial, being held at the
Capt.
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After all,
Meanwhile,
Prosecution and defense attorneys agreed that
Attorneys also agreed that
But the attorneys split on Wilson's involvement.
She kept to that story, or similar versions of it, Kugele argued, until she was indicted about two years later by a Houston County grand jury on two counts of arson and one count of burglary in the incident.
Then, she changed her story and implicated Wilson, Kugele said.
"The one way to get herself out of this situation is to give police
Hardy also testified that Wilson encouraged her to lie and "stick to the story." He later told her to stop talking to police, she said.
Hardy said she had hoped her husband would survive and that the three would never be caught. She said
The civilian charges against her are still pending, and no deal has been made to dismiss them in exchange for her testimony, according to Houston County prosecutor
In other testimony,
His friend tried to tackle the man, later identified as
"I had to jump in a ditch to avoid being hit," Ake said.
Hardy was still on fire inside the vehicle, which stopped and he got out and rolled in the grass, Ake said.
However,
Wiping away tears, she said her husband told her he loved on the way to the emergency room and that those were the lost words he was able to speak to her.
Testimony is expected to continue Thursday. Then the trial is expected to recess until Tuesday.
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