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IrnosoUNCED DEAD AT 11201]OURSBY EMS, ACTING LIEUTENANTORINKLEY. THEBALTINORE frowicioe uNtr Was NotHFED. aTI20s HOURS, DETECTIVE JOSEPICIN, DET SOT KRISTEL JVALLAIK, AND DET. DaVIDMOVNIIAN RESPONDED TO THE SCENE, THEDETECTIVES OBSERVED THE rosrriow or me vicTIA's BODY AND FOUND THIATHER HANDSWERE ROUND WITH ROPE AND'SHE WAS [surF RING FROM TRAUMA TOIIER NECK. THE VICTIM WAS FULLYCLOTIED, WEARING A [ORAYSWEATSHIRT, BLUE JEANS AND GREEK-BOOTS. THE VICTIM WAS I POSSESSION OF EARBUDS AND A STATES ATTORNEY SEE ST ESS SPR TT 195105057230, .DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND FOR ~escam [RRR Cason earrne Page> of S_ “ans TATEMENT OF PROBABLE CAUSE (CONTINUED) PROM PiOTOGRAPHL, _CRIMELAB TECHNICIAN HARVEY (UNIT S522 RESPONDED TO THE [SceNe-To COLLECT EVIDENCE: INCL UDING SUSPECTED BNA SAMPLES ANDSUSPECTED BLOOD SANPU [ro PHO1OGRAPI THE CRIN SCINE. THE OFFICE OF THECHICF MEDICAL EXAMINER WAS NOTIFIED AND [FORENSIC AVES TIGATOR TONY AICCAFFAEYRESPONDED TO THE SCENE INVESTIGATOR MCCAPFREY TOOK [possession OF Tie VICTIMFOR AN AUTOPSY TO BE PERTORMEDONG6I32018. ON |WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13,2018, DETECTIVEOSEPH CHIN ATTENDED TWE AUTOPSY OF THE VICTNN ND [PERFORMicD BY Of, STEPHANE DEANAT THE OFFICE OF THE CIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER. AT THE [CONCLUSION OF THE AUTOPSY.DR STEPHANIE DEAN RULED THE VICTIMS DEATH A HOSICIDE BY MULTIPLE INJURIES. TWAS NOTED THIAT THE VICTIM HAD ATAT70O OF a ROSE ON ER RIGHT [vHOULDER. A LARGETATTOO ON HER ARDONEN AREA AND NIKKI"TATTOOED ON HER STOMACH, ON |WEDNESOAY, JUNE 13.2018, ATAPPRONIMIATELY 1351 HOURS, OFFICER THOMASH ERZ RESPONDED TOA IRESIOENCE FOR AREPORT OF ANISSING PERSON, AT TWATTIME, THE MOTHER OF JASMINE MERCE-MORRIS REPORTED HER DAUGHTER IASMINE PIERCE-MORRISTO BE WSSING. SUELAST SAW NER [oactiTER LEAVING FOR WORK OV MONDAY. JUNE 1L2018, AT 1830 HOURS. OFFICER HERZCONTACTED [THE HOANCIDE UNTT AND INFORMIED DETECTIVE CHIN OF THEINFORMATION, AT APPRONDATELY neriOURS, DETECTIVES SER CIN. DAVID MOYNINAN AND DEVSGT. KRISTEL VALLAIKWENTTO"THE MERCT-AIORNIS FAMILY HOME ANOCONFIRNIED THROUGH A PHOTOGRAPH AND TATTOOS THAT THE CORTON ATACHED EET #ORM BEEN STATE'S ATTORNEY gu 16505057250, DORAN Re $2022)DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND FOR pass Sona ea Page of S_ sneson arenas sous MSTA TENGEASINN CHASM ROMANCES OUR LHL LAE [DeceDLAY DISCOVERED AT 240WESTHIELD AVENUE WAS J [oaucttrtRAN TOLD DETECTIVES THAT TIE PERSON INTHE PHOTOGRAPH WIT JASMINEPIERCEAORRIS jwaScHnis". _ ATAPPROXIMATEL¥,2150 HOURS, DETECTIVECIUN RETURNED 10 THE INERCE-NORRSIONE AND WAS ADLETO RETRIEVE SOME PAPERWORK THE MOTHER OF JSNINE PIERCE-MORRIS GAVE DETECTIVE CHIN SOME NAMES AND PHONENUMBERSTO INCLUDE JASMINE'S GOOD FRICND. DETECTIVE CHIN CALLED THE FRIEND TOUIAVE A CONVERSATION REGARDING JASMINES {runs nv ACTIVES THE FRIENDSYATEDSHE AND MAS: WINE HAVING TENT MESSACE |CONVERSATIONON MONDAY, JUNE! 2018, 845 Pl OLRING WHICH JASNINE VROFE, 0000, —_ _cis WANTED TorALK TOME TOOAY RIGHT F¢MEETING IM ATTHS FOOTBALL FELD. THK | nscon ae OUR LASF CONVERSATION HE-TOLD MIE WASLFAVING, GT BE GOING TOCALIFORNIA OR HAWAIL IMMA FIND OUT WHEN HE G2" ERE BUT AINT THATGOOONEWS'? THIS {THE FRIEND WAS JUST NOTIFIED OF JASNINESDEATH BY THE VICTINS MOTHER A FEW MINUTES EHUOR TO TALKING TO DEFECTIVE CHIN SHE WAS CLEARL DISTRAUGHT ANO SHELIVES INA STATE. iawn 186103057250 DIC 44 (Re. 42102)DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND FOR _ ——omtman JRATHER, CHRISTOPHER eee Page 4_—o 5 STATEMENT. OF PROBABLE CAUSE [CONTINUED] [SEVERAL STATES AWAY WITHOUTTHE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW, Wil, OR WHERE JASNING WASKILLID. She [So PROVIDED A NOTIFICATION WHICH STATESIASMINE STOPPED SHARNG LOCATION WIT HER AT 1213 AM ONTUESOnY, AONE 12.218. THEFRIEND INFORMED DETECTIVE CIN THATCHRIS VEO ON NORTHERN PARKWAY. ASEARCH OPMVA DATADASES REVEALED ANINDIVIDUAL NAMI | imusTomIER NORRIS RATHER! DOD: 050650 REGISTERED 0 ST | BALTINORE, MD NVESTIOATION DETERMINED THIS ADDRESS If LOCATEDON E NORTHERN PARKWAY [NEARMCCLEAN Vb, FURTHER INVESTIGATION THROUGH MA DATABAES LOCATEDA TURE lOrCHRISTOPHER RATIER. CHRISTOPHER RATHERIS TE SAME PERSON ASSHOWN IN THE RECOVERED [PRON PICTURE AND ON FACEBOOK. Mik. RATHER'S PUBLIC FACEBOOK PACE LISTS THATHE SAN /ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. NVESTIGAIONDETERMINGD TA WD RBIRIMIRIRD 0485155 Fron THE rue scene ar 2eoowesTFiN AVENUE TSS |APPROXIMIATEL.YA 9 MINUTE WALK OR A 2 MINUTE DRIVE ESTIMATED BY GOOGLEMAPS. _ ON [THURSOAY. JUNE 14.2018, DETECTIVEIOSEPI CHIN OBTAINED SEARCH! ANE SEIZURE WARRANTS FOR BALTIMORE MP AND FOR THE ORAL SWABS. DNA EVIDENCE OF CHRISTOPIER [RATHER _ON THURSDAY, JUNE 218 ATOSI9 HOURS BALTINORE POLICE SWAT PLATOON A i NO MENBERS OF THE HOMICIDE UNF EXECUTED ASEARCH AND SEIZURE WARRANT 1 OID? | COURT. AN APPLE |PNONE, CELLPHIONE CHARGER, LAPTOP, PERSONAL PAPERS BELONGING TO I comrmuroon arxcicn sine gor con iy STATES ATTORNEY eye RU RAsthe 4.30)ent nears 1 teense toe oea06/15 3018 ot DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND FOR BALTIMORE CITY _ —___cacem Durmer cour ‘eaenbaee Jeatnencrmistopien weer Page —_ of $__ Frans FERS OF FRORARLE HSE CONTE WERESEIZED, CHRISTOPHER RATHER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOMICIDE UNIT 70 lacinveRViEWED. CHRISTOPHER RATHER WAS ADVISED OF HISEXPLANATION AND WAIVER OF JticeTs VERBALLY ANO IV WRITING BY DETECTIVE MOYNIHANAND DETISGT, VALLAIR.A DIGITALLY JRECORDED AUDIO AND VIDEO INTERVIEW WASCONDUCTEI OF CHRISTOPHER RATHE MR. RATHER MADE STATEMENTS HAVING TWO ALIBIWITNESSES. THE ALIDI WITNESSES WERE LOCATED AND INTERVIEWED WHERE THEIRSTATEMENTS DID NOT CORROBORATE MR. RATHER’S STATEMENT. INFACT. ONE [WITNESSADMITTED THAT MR RATHER HAD ASKED THE WITNESS TO LIEFORM, _ON-THURSDAY, une 14.2018 AT 1210 HOURS,DETECTIVES MOYNIHAN AND RIKER EXECUTED A SEARCH AND SEIZURE | WARRANT FOR THEORAL SWASS /DNA EVIDENCE OF CHRISTOPHER RATHER. ON THYABDAY, JUNE 14.2018 CH TOPHERRATHER WAS TRANSPORTED WITHOLTFINCIDENT TO.CHNTRAL BOOKING INTAKE [FACILITY ANDCHARGED FOR THE MURDER _FIRST DEGREE OF JASMINE PIERCE-MORRIS_ ALL EVENTS lOccuRRED IV BALTIMORE CITY. STATE OF MARYLAND. 1D courmeoow aren sneer omc wneud $0, BINS 16105057250 DDCIER 4A (Rev. 42002)