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A man is in critical condition after a car crash on Farrington Highway and St. Johns Road, Friday evening. A man in his 40's, who was riding a moped, was
don't think a 5-year-old makes that up. >> by then brad was no longer on the police force. and things weren't going so well for him. when sergeant watkins finished reviewing it all, police reports, his own interviews, what he felt was something like amazement. >> wow. nobody in this world is pointed out as having any reason to want to harm her other than brad. as long as she was alive, cassy had the kids and a new man and a great job. and he was losing everything. >> he no longer was working at the police department. you know, they hadn't reached any agreements on these kids. i think that was his way to take what he could from her. just say, "hey, look. those kids are gonna -- they're not gonna have you. " >> was watkins right? we asked to hear the farrington side of the story from brad or his family or both. we asked multiple times, but they told us they didn't want to be interviewed. anyway, for sergeant watkins, the evidence was too compelling to ignore, especially what came right out
tavizon, just not true. >> we do not protect officers if an officer makes a mistake or commits a crime. we treat them just as we would any other person. >> the real reason behind a stalled investigation? >> just, uh, laziness. >> the decision was swift. sanchez was off the case. and this ranch owner and veteran detective stepped in. >> i came in one day and i was told, "hey, we're going to assign you to the -- to the cassy farrington case. " >> sergeant jess watkins. see what you can find, they told him. >> first thing i did was i sit down, read through all the interviews, read through all the reports. >> and then he listened as cassy's family told him about the city police officer who had never even been questioned about the murder. >> i knew it was farrington that did it. >> brad farrington, cassy's estranged husband. when cassy
>> sergeant jess watkins. see what you can find, they told him. >> first thing i did was i sit down, read through all the interviews, read through all the reports. >> and then he listened as cassy's family told him about the city police officer who had never even been questioned about the murder. >> i knew it was farrington that did it. >> brad farrington, cassy's estranged husband. when cassy died, the two had been separated for more than a year but were going through a nasty custody battle. >> as soon as we found out she was dead, we all thought it was him. >> cassy's family told detective watkins that cassy had been living in fear of brad for years and wasn't shy about saying so. >> he had her convinced he was gonna kill her. >> watkins listened to their stories. many stories. one, when cassy's mom was right there watching. >> he has her against the wall on her side, but he has her in a headlock. >> didn't you wanna call the
and he was losing everything. >> he no longer was working at the police department. you know, they hadn't reached any agreements on these kids. i think that was his way to take what he could from her. just say, "hey, look. those kids are gonna -- they're not gonna have you. " >> was watkins right? we asked to hear the farrington side of the story from brad or his family or both. we asked multiple times, but they told us they didn't want to be interviewed. anyway, for sergeant watkins, the evidence was too compelling to ignore, especially what came right out of the autopsy. photos which the detective said to the prosecutor told an unmistakable story. >> he said a cop did this, that this had been done by someone who had been trained in police defensive tactics.