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Court Junkie

Ep 196: The Bicyclist (Part 2)

Court Junkie

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True Crime, News, Talk Radio, Government

4.88.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

On September 22, 2020, a physical altercation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ended in the death of 54-year-old Jason Cleereman. The defendant, Theodore Edgecomb, claims he was afraid for his life, and his defense attorney tells the jury that there’s plenty of reasonable doubt to acquit. Sponsors in this episode: AURA - From now until Mother’s Day, Court Junkies can save on the perfect gift by visiting auraframes.com, and using the code COURT to get up to $20 off while supplies last. Peloton - Visit onepeloton.com to learn more. Progressive Insurance - Visit Progressive.com to get a quote with all the coverages you want, so you can easily compare and choose. Credit Karma - Ready to apply? Head to creditkarma.com/loanoffers to see personalized offers. Post-Production for the show is provided by Jon Keur of Wayfare Recording Co. Please consider supporting Court Junkie with as little as $3 a month via Patreon.com/CourtJunkie to receive ad-free episodes. Help support Court Junkie with $6 a month and get access to bonus monthly episodes. Follow me on Twitter @CourtJunkiePod or Instagram at CourtJunkie.

Transcript

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0:00.0

They can just follow Mr. Edgecom.

0:04.2

The evidence in this case is going to show they changed Mr. Edgecom.

0:09.5

In the last court junkie episode, I told you about Theodore Edgecom, who went on trial

0:14.5

for the first degree intentional homicide of Jason Cleerman.

0:19.4

We know that on September 22nd, 2020, there was some sort of altercation between Theodore

0:25.4

and Jason that led to Theodore shooting Jason, instantly killing him.

0:31.8

The state's version of events is that Jason and his wife, Evangelinea, were driving down

0:37.4

Brady Street in Milwaukee when they swerved to avoid hitting a bicyclist, ended up being

0:43.6

Theodore Edgecom.

0:45.5

Jason yelled out something from his window and Theodore then proceeded to approach the

0:49.9

vehicle and punch Jason in the face before riding off.

0:55.0

The Cleerman's car followed him and Jason got out and approached Theodore.

1:00.2

Theodore then pulled out his gun and shot Jason in the head.

1:04.4

Today, we're going to go over what the defense says happened.

1:09.2

In his opening statement, Theodore's attorney, B.I.V. Lamar, told the jury there were actually

1:14.8

two incidents that occurred that night prior to the shooting.

1:19.2

The first was when the Cleerman's actually struck Theodore with their car.

1:24.7

The second was when Theodore then approached the car when it was at a stoplight and punched

1:29.6

Jason.

1:31.1

After that, Lamar said Theodore was done with it and just wanted to get on with his

1:35.5

night.

1:36.9

But Jason told his wife to follow him and so she did.

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