FT. WORTH – The temperature was 17 degrees. The windchill factor was 3 degrees when Laura Ann Jenkins began taking steps to picket in front of the Curry Criminal Justice Center on Monday January 6, 2014 at 10:00am.  She is seeking justice for her son, 37-year-old Roy Adams Jr.  Adams has served eight years of a 12½-year sentence after a jury found him guilty of intoxication manslaughter in the 2004 death of Grapevine Police Officer Darren Medlin.  Jenkins walked all day in her son’s boots until 3:00 p.m. Jenkins plans to return to picket on the first Monday of every month when the Curry Criminal Justice Center is open.
Jenkins carried a sign that paralleled her son’s case to that of a 16-year-old North Texas teenager who used an “affluenza defense” to win a sentence of 10 years probation in a drunk driving case where he killed four people.  Jenkins is concerned because, in her opinion, the jury ignored expert testimony stating her son had a seizure at the time of the accident.  “My son’s seizures were verified by a doctor, yet it had no impact on his case. In contrast, another court gave a drunk driver probation for a made-up condition called affluenza,” said Laura Jenkins.
“I am committed to doing this no matter the weather conditions,” said Laura Jenkins as she walked the sidewalk in front of the Curry Criminal Justice Center in Fort Worth. “It was a horrible accident, but I know my son is not guilty. I am seeking justice for my son.”
Neurologist testifies to “absence” seizures
Dallas neurologist Dr. Robert Leroy testified at the trial of Roy Adams Jr., “I feel that there’s a reasonable probability that this horrible tragedy occurred because this was a seizure.”  Dr. Leroy’s testimony was based on viewing a videotape of Roy Junior in the police station, listening to Roy’s voice when he made a 911 call, and reviewing police reports from two police investigators assigned to the case.  (Note:  The video was not shown in court.)
Dr. Leroy treated Roy Jr. after he suffered an epileptic seizure two weeks after the accident.  Roy Jr. had been in another doctor’s office being treated for allergies when the doctor witnessed a seizure.  Dr. Leroy tested Roy Jr. and confirmed that he was susceptible to seizures.  Roy Jr.’s seizures were diagnosed as absence seizures, which are mild and in many cases cause the sufferers to think they have just fallen asleep.
Jenkins adds there are other discrepancies in her son’s case.
Blood Alcohol Test Redirected
A police officer took our son’s blood-draw packet and placed a preprinted mailing label on it that would have sent the blood sample to the certified DPS lab in Garland, Texas.  However, the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office redirected the blood sample and sent it to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s office.  His blood-alcohol level was tested there and shown to be .11.
Evidence of Tampering with Accident Scene Video
When Officer Deana Ramsour arrived at the accident scene, she claims she turned off her car video recorder; so there is no video on how our son was acting during his initial contact with police.  She claims she always turns off her video camera when she gets out of the car; however, the camera does not shut off until she gets out of the car and walks in front of her police unit.  We did not find out until after the trial that on the same day there is a video of another traffic stop Officer Deana Ramsour made.  There she kept the camera rolling and did not turn off the camera when she got out of the police unit.
In addition, in 2011 (as a part of a writ of habeas corpus), Herbert Joe, Board Certified Forensic Audio/Video Examiner, stated that the video evidence reviewed is materially inconsistent with the comments of Officer Ramsour.
No Observed Evidence of  Roy Adams Jr. Being Drunk
a.     The nurse who administered his blood-alcohol test testified that Roy Jr. did not smell of alcohol.
b.     Officer Shimmick says he did not hear a thick tongue or incoherent speech on Roy’s 911 call following the accident.
 “We have exhausted our appeal options involving the discrepancies,” said Laura Jenkins, who refuses to give up hope of exonerating her son.  “Our only hope is to focus attention on the case so the FBI will reconsider investigating whether or not evidence was fabricated and if there was a “Civil Rights-Color of Law” statute violation.”
For more details on the case visit www.justice4royjr.com
