State Says Witnesses In Fear Of Stephen Mobley Due To His "Homicidal History"

  • Thursday, October 6, 2016
Stephen Mobley
Stephen Mobley
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The District Attorney's Office said two witnesses who testified for the state in the double murder case in which Stephen Mobley is charged "fear for their lives" due to Mobley's violent history.

Mobley has been charged with two prior killings. He pleaded guilty in January 2007 to voluntary manslaughter after being charged with first-degree murder. He was given a six-year prison sentence. Charges were dismissed in 2014 on a second murder after a jury hung up.

Police say Mobley shot three people multiple times at a house on Pinewood Drive because he was mad that two of them threw up in the house. Two of the people died in the Labor Day rampage.

A woman who survived testified in General Sessions Court at a preliminary hearing. Also testifying was Mobley's cousin, who lived with him in the house on Pinewood Drive.

The DA's Office said, "The surviving witness and the primary resident of the house where the shooting happened have both expressed to Chattanooga Police and to the District Attorney General that they are terrified of Stephen Mobley and fear for their lives. 

"From their accounts, the fear is based on (A) Mobley’s homicidal history and (B) threats made to them the week of the shooting that were delivered to family members and close friends. DA General Pinkston is not aware of the source of the threats, only that they have occurred."
 
Killed were 22-year-old Jasmine Hines, whose father was murdered earlier this year, and 23-year-old Rashaud Taylor.

The woman who survived said she was with a group that went to the Chattanooga Billiards Club on Jordan Drive prior to the shooting. She said she was shot in the arm and the leg and she now has difficulty walking. She underwent surgery and spent three days at Erlanger Hospital.

The witness told of the other two victims being "covered in blood."

She told of seeing a gun hanging out of Mobley's pocket. She said she did not see anyone else in the group with a weapon.

The woman, who said all of the victims had used drugs that day, said was able to call 911 after the shooting. At the time, she said she did not know who had shot her.

Mobley's cousin said he was outside at the time of the shooting, and he said he heard gunshots.

He said Mobley did have a gun on the night of the shooting.

The witness said the next day that Mobley asked, "What happened?"

He said Mobley had only lived with him at the house for two months and was in Oklahoma for several months prior to that.

Detective Chris Blackwell said the bodies were still inside the house when he arrived, and he was told a third victim had gone to the hospital.

He said 10-11 9mm shell casings were found in the house.

Detective Blackwell said Mobley was traced to a Motel 6 after the shooting. He eventually turned himself in after being placed on the TBI's 10 Most Wanted List.

Charges against Mobley, including two counts of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, were bound to the Grand Jury.

 

 

 

 

 


The week of Stephen Mobley’s arrest in this case, the Hamilton County Criminal Court Clerk’s office received a call during which an anonymous caller stated the lives of all involved in the prosecution of Stephen Mobley — specifically including the judge, the jury, the prosecutors and the witnesses — are at risk. HCSO investigators attempted to locate the caller but the number used traced back to a public pay phone.

Police say Stephen "Dollar" Mobley shot three people multiple times at a house on Pinewood Drive because he was mad that two of them threw up in the house.

Two of them died and the third was rushed to a local hospital in the Labor Day rampage.

Mobley, 32, turned himself in Wednesday morning - a day after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation added him to its ‘Top 10 Most Wanted’ list. He is being held on bonds totaling $3,750,000.

Mobley faces charges including two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of attempted first-degree murder, and one count of employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony.

Chattanooga Police were dispatched at 6:25 a.m. on Monday to 7458 Pinewood Dr. on a person shot call. Officers found Jasmine Hines and Rashaud Taylor dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds.

A woman was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to Erlanger Hospital for treatment.

Police found there had been a gathering at that address in the early hours. After the gathering, the victims and several others went to the Chattanooga Billiards Club in East Brainerd to play darts, play pool and drink beer.

They then all returned to 7458 Pinewood Dr.

The woman said she observed a black male with colored dreads holding a firearm during the course of the evening, but did not know his name. She said she believes he is the one who shot her and the other two.

She said the man with the colored dreads "got upset because she and Jasmine Hines vomited in the house."

Police said another witness said Mobley was arguing with Ms. Hines just moments before the shooting and was the only person left in the residence with the three victims when the shooting occurred.

This witness said Mobley had a gun and had colored-tipped braids.

Police said Mobley fled the scene and requested that a family member take him to a local hotel.

The victim was transported to Erlanger Hospital for multiple gunshot wounds he had received during an argument with Mobley.

Police were informed by witnesses that the victim and the suspect got into some type of argument and they allegedly began to exchange gunfire.The victim was struck twice and ran to his grandmother’s residence before passing out. Paramedics arrived and transported the victim to Erlanger Hospital where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Mobley was 21 at the time.

In the latter incident, a woman testified that she was with Mobley when he gunned down 28-year-old Gregory Watkins at a convenience store near the Brainerd Road Tunnels on June 1, 2012.

The woman said she had made a number of drug purchases for him, including one from Watkins a short time before the shooting of Watkins and a woman who was in the car with him.

She said Mobley was upset about the quality of the drugs and had asked her to set up another deal with Watkins.

She said Mobley got out of the car at the Conoco and began firing, then a short time later jumped back in the car.

Pinewood Drive is off Standifer Gap Road in East Brainerd.
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