09 - Public Records State - Isaiah Calvert
Matthew Dylan Crowell
Curtis T Malone
William Ellis Deaton
Anthony T Mcconnell
Michael Joe Doerhoff
December 10, 2021, Wayne and Byrd drove to Doerhoff’s home just before 11:00 a.m. so that Wayne could take photographs of a water tank that he had agreed to sell for Doerhoff. Approximately thirty minutes later, Wayne announced that he needed to return home and Doerhoff asked Byrd to stay and have a beer with him. Wayne testified that Byrd stayed behind with Doerhoff when he left, but at around 2:00 p.m., he heard sirens traveling in the direction of Doerhoff’s home. Wayne went back to check on Byrd, at which time he saw Byrd lying on the ground and Doerhoff in handcuffs.
On February 8, 2022, Doerhoff was interviewed by detectives with the White County Sheriff’s Office. During the interview, Doerhoff explained to detectives that on December 10, 2021, he and Byrd drank a couple of beers and, at some point during their conversation, Byrd said that he was ready to go home. Doerhoff claimed that he offered to drive Byrd home, and Byrd replied that he was a black belt and was going to “whip” Doerhoff and take his car. Doerhoff claimed that he picked up a nearby machete, fearing that Byrd might grab it and overpower him, and said, “You’re not whipping me, and you’re not taking my car.” Doerhoff told detectives that he followed Byrd off the porch and a struggle ensued after Byrd allegedly tried to take the machete from him. Doerhoff stated that he shoved Byrd to the ground and cut his throat,and after he felt Byrd stop struggling, Byrd’s body twitched and Doerhoff “chopped him some more” to ensure that Byrd would not get up and attack him. (Doerhoff Vs Arkansas)
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