Former Virginia Tech football player Isimemen Etute found not guilty in death of Blacksburg man
Former Virginia Tech football player Isimemen Etute found not guilty in death of Blacksburg man
May 27, 2022
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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — Former Virginia Tech football player Isimemen Etute was found not guilty of all charges Friday in…
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ders calismak icin etute geldim oturdum yayildim ama o calisma gucunu bulamiyorum napicam 😪
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etut salonunda bi kiz termosuyla kahve asmr cekiyo su an butun etut onu dinliyoz
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Olm bizim okul haftada 2 gun etut yapiyo saat 8 de eve geliyom bu ne lan asker mi yetistiriyolar😭😭
evet askersin sen çünkü ( allah yardımcın olsun kardeş )
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Amina koyayim etut sinifinda az önce bi çocuk soru sordu bende bi yarim saat ugrasip cozdum ama varya kendime hic guvenim yoktu cozemem saniyodum neyse anlatayim dedim bokum gibi anlattim bide ben böyle seylerdencok geriliyorum en yakin arkima anlatirken bile geriliyorum zaten hic tanimadigim birine anlatinca daha da gerildim beyin fonksiyonlarımi kaybettim elim falan titredi ben boyle degildim amina koyayim ne ara bu kadar korkar oldum insanlardan
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Ihh yurtta kalmak eminim kotudur ama erken donmussun snrm biraz 1 ay var daha okulun acilmasina
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Yaz kampi vardi ve her şey mükemmeldi haftada 24 saat kurs 45 saat etut ve inanılmaz hızlı şekilde ilerliyordum ki... SOKTUMUN PARMAGINI KIRANA KADAR. 78 netle başlamıştım amk
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canim o kadar hicbir sey yapmak istemiyor ki. hayatimin cidden zor bi doneminde oldugumu bozulan uykularima, yemek duzenime ve ruh hallime baktigimda bir kez daha fark ettim. yataktan cikmak istemiyorum, kalkip etute vs gitmek istemiyorum, yemek yemek istemiyorum, erken yatiyorum gec kalkiyorum ve asla dinlenmis bir sekile uyanamiyorum. kaciyorum sanki bi seylerden. bu yil bu raddeye sadece 1 kere gelmistim ve bir kez daha bununla bas etmeye calisacak enerjim var mi emin degilim.
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A jury on Friday acquitted a former Virginia Tech football player who had been accused of fatally beating a man he says he initially believed from a Tinder match to be a woman.
Former player Isimemen Etute, 19, was found not guilty of a charge of second-degree murder in the 2021 death of Jerry Smith, 40, of Blacksburg. The jury deliberated for approximately three hours before returning its verdict around 6:30 p.m., The Roanoke Times reported.
Immediately after the verdict was announced, Smith's family quickly left the courtroom. The prosecuting attorney, Montgomery County Chief Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Patrick Jensen, declined comment and referred questions to his boss, Commonwealth's Attorney Mary Pettitt.
The jury began deliberations after closing arguments ended shortly before 3 p.m.
Prosecutors had earlier told the jury that Etute, then 18, became enraged and fatally beat Smith when he discovered Smith was a man. One of the prosecutors said at closing arguments Friday that Etute gave different versions of events to police and the jury, and that the charge may have been enough for him to change his testimony.
"He has a tremendous amount riding on this trial," Jensen had said during his closing argument hours earlier Friday, The Roanoke Times reported.
Defense attorney Jimmy Turk told the jurors earlier Friday that the commonwealth's evidence was circumstantial, while the defense's evidence, which included the testimony of Etute, was direct.
Turk also said Smith was "controlling the entire environment and the entire episode." He added that Smith had "demanded that it be dark" and had hidden a knife under his mattress "in case there was something awry."
Turk also argued that police didn't ask Etute essential questions about Smith's knife or Etute's fear while in the apartment, two questions whose answers could have shown whether Etute was afraid for his life and acting in self-defense.
In taking the stand earlier in the week, Etute had testified that he felt "violated" when he discovered that the Tinder match he believed to be a woman was actually a man.
In his testimony Thursday, Etute had testified that Smith reached for what Etute thought was a gun. Smith did not own a gun, but police reported finding a knife between the man's mattress and box spring.
Etute said he punched Smith five times and kicked him to gain time to escape the apartment.
Jensen had maintained that Etute had not acted in self-defense. He argued that after Etute punched Smith and Smith fell to the floor, there was "no way" Smith could have reached a weapon under his mattress.
"He could never reach a gun from there," Jensen said.
Jensen recalled the testimony of medical examiner Dr. Amy Tharp, who Jensen said testified Smith had been the victim of a "brutal beating."
Jensen said that while Etute was wearing flip-flops at the time of the encounter, those shoes were attached to a "big person" and a "strong person." He compared Etute, an "elite college athlete," to Smith, who weighed 153 pounds (just under 70 kilograms).
"That's a big disparity," Jensen said.
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Dersten sonra etute kalan ogretmen
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This is fucking terrifying. Maybe not entirely surprising, but holy shit is it fucked up.
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