Kelly James

Question 1

Good morning, Please introduce yourself to the jury.

Answer 1

Good morning, I am special agent Kelly James.

Question 2

What do you do for a living?

Answer 2

I work for the FBI, specializing in federal cases involving organized and white collar crimes, which includes bank robberies.

Question 3

Why did you decide to go into the FBI?

Answer 3

Well, my father and grandfather were a part of the FBI. I have always looked up to them and their work, so I decided to follow in their footsteps.

Question 4

How long have you been in the FBI?

Answer 4

I graduated from the FBI academy in 2012.

Question 5

How are you related to this case?

Answer 5

I conducted the investigation for the bank robbery that occurred on October 31st, 2017 at the Third National Bank.

Question 6

Have you ever investigated a bank robbery before?

Answer 6

Prior to this case, I have investigated 12 bank robberies and been the lead investigator for 8 of those cases.

Question 7

How do you conduct an investigation for a bank robbery.

Answer 7

When conducting an investigation I sweep the crime scene for evidence and interview any eyewitnesses to the robbery. I apply my different knowledge in forensics and criminology as its needed throughout.

Question 8

Did you do this for today’s case?

Answer 8

Yes, ma’am.

Question 9

When did you first hear about the bank robbery on October 31st, 2017?

Answer 9

Around 11:30 am that morning I received a call about the robbery from my superior and immediately headed to the bank.

Question 10

What did you do when you got to the bank?

Answer 10

Once I got to the bank, I searched the scene for any evidence. Then I spoke to witnesses and employees.

Question 11

What kind of evidence did you collect

Answer 11

At the bank, I gathered evidence and information from the lobby, teller area, and utility closet. The following days I analyzed bank footage and the call histories of the confiscated burner phones.

Question 12

Agent James, I wanna start with that inspection of the lobby. Did you find anything that looked out of place in your visual inspection?

Answer 12

I found two things. First. The camera was pointed towards the ceiling. Second. The silent alarm signaled it had not been tripped.

Question 13

You said the camera was pointed at the ceiling. Do you know if anyone moved it to that position?

Answer 13

I dusted the camera for fingerprints and found one use-able print. When I ran the print through our system it was a match to Parker Barrow’s left index finger.

Question 14

You also mentioned that the silent-alarm wasn’t tripped, why did that stick out to you?

Answer 14

It was noticeable since the authorities were alerted by an outside witness. Additionally, the alarm showed neutral lights, which should have been red if the alarm had been triggered.

Question 15

Do you know if the alarm system was working that day?

Answer 15

I tested the system myself and it worked just fine, so if the teller had triggered the alarm, one of the indicator lights should have been on and the authorities should have been notified.

Question 16

You mentioned that you also looked at some call histories. What did you find in those?

Answer 16

There were four numbers in the call history of the robbers’ phones. Two of the numbers belong to the confiscated phones and the other two we did not have the phones for.

Question 17

Who did those numbers belong to?

Answer 17

My team and I know one number belonged to Jane Doe - the getaway driver. The fourth likely belonged to the inside source.

Question 18

Let’s move on to the witness testimonies. Did you speak to the defendant, Parker Barrow?

Answer 18

I first spoke to Ms. Barrow over the phone, a few hours after the robbery had taken place.

Question 19

What did the defendant tell you?

Answer 19

Ms. Barrow calmly recalled what occurred the night before the robbery. She told me she was the last person to leave the bank and detailed where she was within the bank at the end of her shift.

Question 20

Did you ask the defendant anything else?

Answer 20

Seeing as we could have gotten so much information from the camera, I asked Ms. Barrow if she knew why the camera was pointed towards the ceiling.

Question 21

Did the defendant know why?

Answer 21

No ma’am. Ms. Barrow claimed she did not know why the camera was facing upwards.

Question 22

Did you ask anything else?

Answer 22

I asked Ms. Barrow if she has ever used the yellow ladder in the bank.

Question 23

Did the defendant ever use the ladder?

Answer 23

Ms. Barrow claimed she may have, but she could not recall the last time she had used it.

Question 24

Is that all you spoke to the defendant about?

Answer 24

No, ma’am. I concluded by asking Ms. Barrow about the panic button.

Question 25

What did the defendant say to that? (alarm?)

Answer 25

Ms. Barrow insisted she had triggered the alarm.

Question 26

Did you get to speak to the defendant again?

Answer 26

Yes ma’am. I spoke to Ms. Barrow once more when I interrogated her on November 1st.

Question 27

Did anything stand out about that conversation?

Answer 27

Ms. Barrow made some interesting statements. She claimed she has never touched the camera, that she did not know the yellow existed then said no to ever using it, and that she reiterated she had triggered the silent alarm.

Question 28

Did the defendant mention anything else? (sept notice)

Answer 28

Ms. Barrow did mention that Ms. Sutton had given her a notice back in September that she would be working alone on October 31st.

Question 29

Did you interview anyone else?

Answer 29

I also interviewed the sole eyewitness, Jackie Foley, and the bank manager, Cassidy Sutton, over the phone the day of the robbery.

Question 30

Did you get to talk to Sutton in person?

Answer 30

Ms. Sutton met me at the bank the day after the robbery, to show me security footage from October 30th, one day before the robbery.

Question 31

What did you notice about the footage?

Answer 31

Well, Ms. Barrow’s movement in the bank around closing time was something that stood out. I actually bought a diagram to show exactly what I saw.

Question 32

Agent James, can you walk us through exactly what stuck out to you from the October 30th footage?

Answer 32

Barrow’s movement did not reflect those of someone closing a bank. From 5:30 pm to 5:50 p.m. Barrow can be seen walking through the lobby area, moving from along the arrows 1,2 and 3. At 5:50 p.m. Barrow walks along the path of arrow 4, underneath the camera, into the employee hallway, and that is the last time she is seen. About 15 minutes later the camera is then moved upward.

Question 33

Did you see anyone else walk through the bank between when the defendant left and when the camera was moved upwards?

Answer 33

No ma’am. Ms. Barrow was the last person seen in the footage on October 30th 2017.