22-year Garner death investigation finds new break at officer's house
>> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, SEAN.
>> A COLD CASE. MORE THAN 20
YEARS OLD MAY BE GETTING
WARMER. AND A CURRENT POLICE
OFFICER WAS THE FOCUS OF THE
MURDER INVESTIGATION. A NEW
SEARCH WARRANT SAYS THE OFFICER
IS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE
DEATH OF GARNER TEEN JOSH
DAVIS, WHO WAS FOUND ON THE
ROAD IN 2004 WRAL'S CARLY
HAYNES WAS IN 4 OAKS AFTER
GETTING AHOLD OF THESE
DOCUMENTS.
THIS SEARCH WARRANT GIVES US
NEW INFORMATION RELATED TO THE
CASE AND EXPLAINS WHY THE SBI
IS NOW TURNING ITS ATTENTION TO
THIS NEW PERSON
OF INTEREST.
>> MORE THAN 20 YEARS AGO, 16
YEAR OLD JOSH DAVIS WAS FOUND
DEAD ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY
FROM AN APPARENT HEAD INJURY,
AN UNSOLVED MURDER. NOW THE
INVESTIGATION IS ZEROING IN
ON A 4 OAKS POLICE OFFICER.
A SEARCH WARRANT SAID THE SBI
REVIEW TO TIP FROM THAT
OFFICER'S EX SPOUSE ABOUT THEIR
POSSIBLE TIES TO DAVIS'S DEATH.
>> WE'RE NOT NAMING THEM
BECAUSE NO CHARGES ARE
CURRENTLY FILED, ACCORDING TO
THE WARRANT, AGENTS INTERVIEW
THE OFFICER IN 2025. AND FOUND
QUOTE.
>> NUMEROUS INCONSISTENCIES IN
THEIR PREVIOUS STORIES AFTER
TRYING TO FOLLOW UP. THE SBI
SAID THE OFFICER WAS
UNCOOPERATIVE AND EVENTUALLY
DID NOT RESPOND. WE SPOKE WITH
JOSH DAVIS'S DAD OVER THE PHONE
ABOUT HOW IT FELT TO LEARN THIS
NEW LEAD. SO I GUESS IT'S
DIFFERENT POSITIVELY AND IT'S
100% WAIT TO SEE. I JUST NEVER
THOUGHT I'D COME BACK TO THIS
AGAIN. THE FBI TOOK OUT THE
WARRANT AFTER THE OFFICER WAS
FOUND TO HAVE ILLEGALLY USED A
POLICE DATABASE TO SEARCH THEIR
EXPELS. WE WALKED INTO THE 4
OAKS POLICE DEPARTMENT ASKING
IF THAT OFFICER WAS IN, THEY
SAID NO, AND THAT THE CHIEF
WOULD BE BACK ON MONDAY.
>> OUR ATTEMPTS AT REACHING
THAT OFFICER WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.