This is the Day 1 of the three-week trial report of the Lacy Jolee Boles trial, accused of murdering her husband Daniel Akers and staging it to make it look like a suicide. Boles pleads not guilty to all charges.
CHARGE(S):
1. Malice Murder
2. Felony Murder
3. Aggravated assault
Victim(s): Daniel Akers
Courthouse: Paulding County Superior Court, Dallas, Georgia.
Officers of the court
Judge:
Dean Bucci
Barristers/Attorneys:
Prosecution – Jason Treadaway (Male 2)
Defence – Brian Steel, Langdon Lell
GA v. Lacy Boles – Day 1 Trial Summary
Day 1 of the trial in State of Georgia v. Lacy Boles featured opening statements and the initial presentation of evidence regarding the December 2019 death of Daniel Akers. The prosecution alleged that Boles staged a suicide scene after shooting her husband in the face, highlighting shifting defense explanations, scrubbed clothing, and contradictions regarding the victim’s handedness. Conversely, the defense maintained that Akers died by suicide, criticizing the investigation for a lack of fingerprint testing on the firearm and framing the prosecution’s theory as flawed. Following the opening arguments and the playback of the 911 call, the State presented testimony from four initial law enforcement witnesses—Brent Miller, Brett Whittsitt, David Pace, and John Beall—who detailed the chaotic condition of the home, the physical positioning of the body and weapon, and Boles’s hysterical state upon their arrival.
Witness-by-Witness Summaries
Brett Whittsitt (Former Road Patrol Deputy)
Key summaries (Click arrow for more)
Connection to the case: A responding road patrol deputy dispatched to the scene of the shooting.
Summary Of Testimony
Whittsitt testified about responding to a call of a person shot, describing the physical layout and positioning of the weapon near the victim’s body. He detailed observing blood near the victim’s nose and on the gun itself while noting the absence of blood on the victim’s hands, and explained standard protocol regarding emergency medical personnel leaving scene items undisturbed..
Key evidence introduced!
- Nothing Of Note.
Full report below!
Sources:
LIVE: Wife’s Secret Murder Trial — GA v. Lacy Boles — Day 1, Law & Crime Trials YouTube Channel, Available Online: https://www.youtube.com/live/1XSuubDCe3A?si=bXLNhqiJzJl-yshF
