MIDWEST CITY, Oklahoma -
New
details have emerged in the alleged murder-for-hire of pregnant Midwest City
mom Jessica McPherson-Brown.
Friday,
Laquan Ashley became the fourth person charged with first-degree murder in the
case. Investigators tied Ashley to the alleged gunman, Brodric Glover, who
admitted to shooting McPherson-Brown twice after he was hired by
McPherson-Brown's estranged husband, Fabion Brown.
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Ashley's
picture first showed up during the murder investigation when police released
surveillance photos from the Belle Isle Wal-Mart. He was named then as a person
who might have information regarding the killing. A newly released probable-cause
affidavit connects Ashley to Glover on the night of the murder.
Ashley
was caught on a series of surveillance cameras in the Midwest City and Oklahoma
City area the night McPherson-Brown was killed. He had previously told police
he was not in the Midwest City area, but in court documents investigators cited
"surveillance footage from several locations and witness' testimony contradicts
Laquan Ashley's statements during the first interview."
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The
surveillance footage shows Ashley, Glover and another woman together in a
rental car. Investigators allege that car was used to drive Glover near the
scene of the murder and get away from it.
Presented
with the evidence, Ashley changed his story. The affidavit shows he admitted
"he drove the car the night of the homicide, but did not know what Glover was
going to do."
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Glover
told investigators that the two others with him were not aware of the murder
and said they only knew they were "hitting a lick," which is a street term for
committing a crime. Investigators believe Glover was lying to cover for Ashley
and the other person in the car.
The
court documents also show investigators listened in on several phone
conversations, which may be evidence against Brown, who allegedly hired Glover
to commit the murder. Those recorded conversations made by Brown "reveal that
he knew additional information about the homicide investigation that could not
be known by anyone except the killer or those who helped plan the homicide."
Brown
has denied his involvement to News 9's cameras. He was previously charged with
first-degree murder.
Brown's
girlfriend, Emily Matheson, admitted to investigators that the rental car Ashley
and Glover were in was used to drive to Midwest City to "carry out the murder
of Jessica Brown."
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Fabion Brown has denied his involvement to News 9's cameras. He was previously charged with first-degree murder.
Brodric Glover admitted to shooting Jessica McPherson-Brown twice after he was hired by her estranged husband.
Ashley's picture first showed up during the murder investigation when police released surveillance photos from the Belle Isle Wal-Mart.
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