Rodney Reed's defense brings forth more witnesses to make their case Rodney Reed's defense brings forth more witnesses to make their case The defense calls on four more witnesses to speak on Reed's and Stite's relationship and Stite's fiancé, Jimmy Fennel, character. BASTROP, Texas - The defense started the morning, calling witnesses that could speak to Jimmy Fennell, Stacey Stites' fiance's character. One of them was Arthur Snow, a former member of the Aryan brotherhood and inmate who says his ex-wife, a witness for the state, threatened him not to testify. Snow testified that Fennell con...