Ball Case

An inside look at the case files in the death of Ricky Ball---that's what the lowndes county district attorney's office is working on now after getting the files back from the attorney general's office.

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An inside look at the case files in the death of ricky ball---that's what the lowndes county district attorney's office is working on now after getting the files back from the attorney general's office.

Scott martin joins us live in the studio.

Scott, when will the public be able to read over the evidence?

Joey, da scott colom is hoping by next week a the latest.

He says it's an all hands on deck situation because people want answers.

Its been nearly two weeks since wcbi first reported that attorney general lynn fitch dropped the case against former officer canyon boykin.

Boykin was charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of ricky ball in 2015.

"it was a gut punch because we're at a moment of reckoning around police brutality, african americans, and to choose this moment to dismiss the case with no explanation, i knew this was going to cause a lot of hurt and pain in our community and in our city."

That hurt is being seen across the nation..even here at home and hundreds gather over the weekend demanding justice.

To help sooth the pain, district attorney scott colom and his office are releasing the evidence that would have played out in a jury trial.

"they're going to see a lot of witness statements, they're going to see some videos of what was going on.

They're going to see some photos, some investigative reports, autopsy reports."

Out of respect for the family, some things won't be released such as autopsy photos.

The bottom line colom says is for people to come to their own conclusion of what happened.

" people in columbus and people across the state.

This has got state attention.

That's powerful because, once you're transparent people can believe in the system again.

They know there is a pursuit of truth that is colorblind."

Truth and transparency.

Those are the words colom is using and wants to be the takeaway.

He knows the community is hurting.

But he doesn't want anyone to lose their trust.

"i want people to understand that truth and transparency matters and we can start to rebuild trust in our policing and our criminal justice system."

Colom says change is happening.

He says they're being proactive and one thing that's expected to be addressed at a town hall meeting tomorrow is the use of force policies.