CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Deliberations continued Thursday in the murder trial against Rayquan Borum, the man accused of shooting and killing Justin Carr during the uptown Charlotte riots in 2016.
Borum said he didn't aim at or shoot at anyone, but prosecutors claim Borum proved he was guilty during phone calls he made from the Mecklenburg County Jail.
Jurors are deliberating three charges in the trial; first-degree murder, second-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. If convicted of first-degree murder, Borum could face life in prison without parole. A second-degree murder charge carries 28 years in prison.
On Wednesday, jurors asked for several items to be presented, including all of the photos shown in court and the recordings of calls Borum made while in jail.
They also asked for a clear definition of the word "possession," regarding the charge of possessing a weapon against Borum. Jurors were ultimately sent home for the day.
Monday was the first time jurors heard calls that he made from the jail to the one number.
"I was just about to bail too, bro," Borum said to the person on the phone.
He told the person on the phone about police showing him video evidence of the shooting death of Justin Carr. Carr was outside the Omni hotel, protesting the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.
"They showed me pointing the gun," he said on the phone.
Detectives had not shown Borum any videos. They only told him they saw him on video outside the Omni and later walking in uptown with a man they believe is the person Borum called.
"You on every scene with me," he said on a call.
During one of the phone calls, the other person is heard telling Borum he should have asked for a lawyer, and that he messed up.
Toward the end of the last conversation, Borum says once he gets a lawyer he will be able to change things.
Prosecutors said their best evidence in proving Borum's guilt is his own words in these calls.