Alabama Man Accused of Killing Spouse, 4 Children Says ‘TV Instructed Him’ to Do It: Police BP

Brandon Kendrick of Bibb County has been charged with 5 counts of capital homicide for the July 18 shootings of his 24-year-old spouse Kelse Kendrick, their two youngsters Kaleb, 6, and Kynli, 2, and his niece and nephew, Haley Daniels, 6, and Colton Daniels, who was simply days shy of his ninth birthday.

After Kendrick entered a not responsible by psychological illness plea, a preliminary listening to in his case final week revealed new particulars concerning the crime — together with why he allegedly advised investigators he killed his household.

“He mentioned the TV advised him to kill his household, and he mentioned one thing about radio towers,” Alabama State Bureau of Investigation Agent Ivy Hornsby testified, based on AL.com.

In accordance with Hornsby’s testimony, a lot of the household gathered for a pool celebration celebrating Colton on the house of Kelse’s grandfather earlier within the day. Whereas Brandon didn’t attend and Kelse was meant to stick with family members in a single day, he reportedly referred to as her repeatedly, telling her to return house.

She bought again to her household’s storage condo — situated on the property of Brandon’s grandfather, Pastor Allan Kendrick — earlier than a mass taking pictures 911 name got here in at 8:18pm that night time.

Hornsby testified he first noticed Brandon’s spouse useless in an ambulance when he arrived on the scene; she had been shot at the back of the top.

He then recalled seeing Kaleb — who had been shot in his proper eye — useless on the sidewalk outdoors of the condo. Inside, he noticed Colton between the entrance door and tv on the ground with a gunshot wound to the top and Kynli between a mattress and sofa, having been shot twice within the head. Hornsby mentioned that by the point he arrived on the scene, Haley had already been rushed to the hospital, however she too died.

The testimony reportedly introduced members of the family on the listening to to tears.

Of his interview with Brandon after his arrest, Hornsby reportedly mentioned, “He was reluctant to enter element, however mentioned he shot his spouse, his youngsters, and his niece and nephew.” Hornsby added that Kendrick did not seem beneath the affect on the time.

The investigator additionally reacted to claims from Brandon’s grandfather that Kendrick referred to as 911 asking for assist, with Brandon’s lawyer saying he reported having a psychological breakdown. Hornsby reportedly mentioned he heard concerning the name, however hadn’t but investigated it.

Pastor Kendrick beforehand spoke concerning the incident whereas addressing his congregation again in July, one week after it occurred.

“Ten minutes earlier than I heard a gunshot, my grandson was sitting in my bed room with me and Homosexual, laughing, speaking, talked concerning the first time we ever took him to a restaurant for his thirteenth birthday,” he mentioned, claiming his grandson had survived a childhood of sexual, bodily and emotional abuse.

“We had been laughing and speaking. His spouse had gotten house. She laughed and talked with us and left. He bought up 10 minutes later, and we heard pow,” he continued, per WBRC. “I advised Homosexual that there was a gunshot there. He walked in with a gun in his hand. She was closest to him. She grabbed the gun, and it went off. I do not know the way it stored from hitting her.”

“I used to be capable of subdue him. And as soon as that occurred, he didn’t know the place he was at. He began asking me and Homosexual the place he was at,” mentioned the pastor, claiming his grandson was asking about his spouse and whether or not he did something “flawed.”

Kendrick did not converse throughout the listening to, throughout which a choose discovered possible trigger for the case to go to earlier than the grand jury.