A cellphone recovered from the victim of a fatal shooting showed text messages between the victim and his alleged killer, the jury for a first-degree murder trial heard Wednesday at Prince George courthouse.
Anthony Robert Willier is accused of murdering Nathan Alcide Marshall, who was found shot to death in front of his Hemlock Street home during the morning of Feb. 17, 2010.
Prince George RCMP Const. Brian Merriman told the court that he found "quite a few" text messages between about 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. on the day of Marshall's death were found on the cellphone with an "Annie W. New."
He said the discussion appeared to be about a debt owing, presumably to Marshall, and an arrangement to meet at Marshall's home. Mention was also made of a shotgun, Merriman noted - in earlier testimony, the court was told Willier was offering to sell a gun to Marshall.
Merriman also noted that contact numbers for an "Annie W." and an "Annie W. New" were found on the cellphone.
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