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Father and daughter charged with murder

Thomas Martens and his daughter Molly Corbett have been charged in the death of Corbett's husband Jason Corbett in Davidson County; Jarred Hill reports.

Father and daughter charged with murder
Thomas Martens and his daughter Molly Corbett have been charged in the death of Corbett's husband Jason Corbett in Davidson County; Jarred Hill reports.
WEBVTT JARED HILL SPOKE TO THEATTORNEYTODAY AND JOINS US WITH MOREINFORMATION.JARRED: MOLLY MARTINSCORBETTAND THOMAS MARTENSHAVE MAINTAINTHEIR INNOCENT.HIS LAWYER WOULD NOT SAY MUCH.BUT HE SAID WHATEVER LET-UPTOTHE DEATH OF JASON CORBETT WASNECESSARY.HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW.3:00 A.M. ON AUGUST 2, THOMASMARTENS CALLED 911 TELLING THEDISPATCH THAT HIS SON-IN-LAW WASDEAD.THERE WAS A DOMESTIC DISTURBANCEAND HE ALLEGEDLY BEAT CORBETT TODEATH WITH A BASEBALL BAT.MOLLY MOVED TO NORTHCAROLINAAND WAS ALSO AT HOME WHEN THESO-CALLED DISTURBANCE HAPPENED.TOMMARTENS HAS BEEN IN LAWENFORCEMENT HIS WHOLE LIFE.AND HAS BEEN TRADING -- TRAINEDIN THE ART OF SELF-DEFENSE.HE SPECIFICALLY KNOWS HOW TO USESELF-DEFENSE EITHER IN DEFENSEOF HIMSELF OR OF OTHERS.AND USED ENOUGH FORCE TO MAKETHE THREAT AGAINST HIMSELF OROTHER PEOPLE.JARRED: THEY'RE OUT ON $2000BOND.
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Father and daughter charged with murder
Thomas Martens and his daughter Molly Corbett have been charged in the death of Corbett's husband Jason Corbett in Davidson County; Jarred Hill reports.
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