New details of a 2009 murder investigation are revealed during suppression hearings for Markelus Carter. Â
Carter is charged with aggravated murder with prior calculation in the shooting death of 53 year old Kenneth Warrington. Â Warrington was shot four times in the torso as he was leaving a home on East McKibben Street in Lima in 2009. Â
Two suppression hearings were held back to back in Allen County Common Pleas Court Thursday morning. Â Judge David Cheney presided over the first hearing because it revolved around a search warrant authorized by Judge Jeffrey Reed. Â The second hearing, held in Judge Reed's court, focused on interviews conducted with Carter on February 23, 2009-- the day Warrington died. Â
During the hearings, prosecutors revealed that a gun and bullets matching the type of casings at the scene were found during a search of Carter's vehicle. Â Prosecutors also revealed that Warrington was dating Carter's ex-girlfriend and allegedly impersonated an investigator to get more information about their relationship. Â Â
Defense counsel wants both the search of the vehicle and the interview tossed. Â The judges will rule on the matters at a later time. Â
