WEBVTT BILL O'NEIL WHO JOINSUS NOW WITH THEEXCLUSIVE STORY.THE SHOOTINGHAPPENED IN THISPARKING LOT OF WHATWAS THEN THE REDROOSTER NIGHTCLUBBACK IN 2007.3-YRS LATER AFORSYTH CO JURYCONVICTED KEITHCARTER OF SECONDDEGREE MURDER.NOW THE 29-YR OLDINMATE SAYS HE DIDN'TGET A FAIR TRIALTHAT PROSECUTORSWITHHELD EVIDENCEAND LIED IN COURT.MR. CARTER SPOKEWITH US FROM BEHINDPLEXIGLASS AND BARSAT CENTRAL PRISON INRALEIGH.KEITHCARTER/CONVICTEDKILLER 36;22 I HAVEBEEN FALSELYACCUSED OFSOMETHING I DID NOTDO. CARTER TELLS WXII12 NEWS THATPROSECUTORSWITHHELD EVIDENCEDURING HIS TRIAL. HESAYS THE PROOF IS INTHIS SUPPLEMENTALPOLICE REPORTWHICH IDENTIFIES TWO9-MM SHELL CASINGFOUND IN THESOUTHWEST CORNEROF THE PARKING LOTWHERE THE SHOOTINGHAPPENED. HE SAYSTHAT EVIDENCE NEVERMADE ITS WAY INTOTHE TRIAL.36;41 I REACHED OUTTO WXII TO GET THETRUTH OUT THERE. IHAVE TO SPEAK ON MYBEHALF, LIKE I SAY I DIDNOT COMMIT THISCRIME. CARTER SAYSPROSECUTORS NOTONLY WITHHELDEVIDENCE THEY LIEDABOUT IT AS WELL. HEPOINTS TO THE TRIALTRANSCRIPT WHERETHE JUDGE AKS THEPROSECUTOR "IFTHERE'S SOME FOUNDIN A DIFFERENTLOCATION LET MEKNOW." CARTER SAYSTHE JUDGE ISREFERRING TO SHELLCASINGS. THEPROSECUTORRESPONDS 'NO.'I CONTACTED THEFORSYTH COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEYABOUT CARTER'SALLEGATIONS. JIMO'NEILL SAYS HE CAN'TCOMMENT ON THECASE BECAUSECARTER FILED ANAPPEAL. THAT APPEALWAS DENIED BUTO'NEILL SAYS THEAPPEAL REMAINS OPEN.DAVIDFREEDMAN/CARTER'SATTORNEY 52;30OBVIOUSLY A TRAGICSITUATION. KEITH DIDNOT GO OUT THEREINTENDING ANY HARMTO ANYONE THATNIGHT. CARTER'SLAWYER DURING THETRIAL DAVIDFREEDMAN SAYSNIETHER HE NOR THECAPTIAL DEFENDERSOFFICE WHICHHANDLED CARTER'SCASE FIRST COULDFIND ANYTHING TOCHALLENGE THESTATE'S EVIDENCELINKING THE BULLETTHAT KILLED SGT.PLOUFF WITH KEITHCARTER'S HANDGUN.53;52 THERE WASNOTHING I WAS ABLETO DO THRU MYRESEARCH, NOR THECAPITAL DEFENDERSRESEARCH THATCOULD THAT COULDFIND ANY REASON TOCALL INTO QUESTIONTHEIR BALLISTICSREPORT. DESPITE HISLAWYER'S PLEA FORINVOLUNTARYMANSLAUGHTERDURING THE TRIALKEITH CARTER NOWTELLS WXII 12 NEWS HECOULDN'T HAVE KILLEDSGT. PLOUFF.26;10 HOW DO YOUKNOW YOU DIDN'T DOIT? I DIDN'T COMMIT ACRIME THAT NIGHT.YOU DON'T DENYFIRING A GUN? I DODENY. YOU DO DENY IT?YES. DENYING THATHE'D FIRED A GUN WASALL KEITH CARTERWOULD SAY ABOUTTHAT NIGHT. 26;44WE'RE NOT HERE TOTALK ABOUT WHATHAPPENED THAT NIGHT.WE'RE HERE TO TALKABOUT NEWLYDISCOVERED EVIDENCETHAT I HAVE FOUND TOPRESENT THAT MYRIGHTS WEREVIOLATED. AND THAT IDID NOT COMMIT THISCRIME. CARTER NOTEDTHIS WASN'T THE FIRSTTIME SOMEONE RIGHTSWERE VIOLATED BYAUTHORITIES INFORSYTH COUNTY. IASKED HIM IF HE WASREFERRING TO DARYLHUNT WHO SPENT 19-YRS IN PRISON FOR AMURDER HE DIDN'TCOMMIT. CARTER SAIDYES AND THAT HEPLANS TO CONTACTHUNT.38;58 IF I WERE INPRISON FOR A CRIME IDIDN'T COMMIT I THINKI'D BE MOREOUTRAGED. YES, I AMBUT AT THE SAME I AMAT PEACE BECAUSE IKNOW MY LORD ANDSAVIOR JESUS CHRISTSO IM AT PEACE AND IKNOW ONE DAY THETRUTH WILL PREVAIL.WXII 12 NEWS HASLEARNED THAT KEITHCARTER ALSOREACHED OUT TO THEINNOCENSE PROJECT.A SPOKESMAN FORTHE GROUP SAYS THEYHAVE CLOSED THEIRINVESTIGATION.KEITH CARTER ISSCHEDULED TO BERELEASED FROMPRISON IN 2024.HE WOULD BE NEARLY40-YEARS OLD.BILL... HAVE YOUHEARD ANYTHINGFROM SGT. PLOUFF'SWIDOW?I BELIEVE IT WAS FIRSTDEGREE MURDER, THATHEWAS STOMPED IN THEPARKING LOT 3 TIMESBEFORE HE GOT HISGUN.THIS IS IN MY EYESWAS PREMEDITATEDMURDER WITH ANEYE TOWARDSREVENGE.THE FORENSICSPROVE HE'S GUILTY.I THINK IT'S FIRSTDEGREE AND HE BESHOULD HELD FORLIFE.WE NEED STRICTERSENTENCINGLAWS2ND DEGREEMURDER CONVICTIONSNEED LONGER PRISONTIME.IT WAS NOT A FAIRTRIAL FOR MYHUSBAND.THERE WASN'TENOUGHEMPHASIS PUT ON THEFACT MY HUSBAND'SLIFE WAS GONE.TOO MUCH EMPHASISWAS PUT ON KEITHCARTER'S FUTUREWHEN MY HUSBANDWAS GONE INSTANTLY.IT WAS A TRAUMATICLIFE-ALTERING EVENTFOR THE SURVIVORSAND HOWARD'SABSENCE IS DEEPLYFELT EVERY DAY.