Now this is a truly truly sad story. Michael Jace a black character actor shoots his wife in front of their kids. Now when she saw her husband was drunk and armed, why didn't she book it on back out that door? You don't talk to a person when they're in that frame of mind. Then it's said she was shot in the back so that may have been her plan; but he was faster. The next thing here is too if you're gonna' have an affair, best to ease on. He had been calling her all day leaving messages accusing her of cheating on him. It was obvious this guy was unstable so the last thing she needed to do was come home. But ultimately it was his fault for getting a gun and shooting her in the back. I mean, I find this story very upsetting but bruthas' need to see this so they know what not to do when dealing with a wayward woman. NOw this very fine actor will be spending his life in prison and his sons who will probably hate him forever along with being fucked up for the rest of their lives, will be raised by someone else. Shame, shame, shame, shame! God Help them!
Actor
Michael Jace, who played officer Julien Lowe on The Shield, taunted his
wife before shooting her to death while their two young sons watched,
prosecutors said Tuesday.
They
made the accusations against Jace during opening statements at his
murder trial, before playing a 911 call in which the actor calmly told a
dispatcher: 'I shot my wife.'
Jace's
attorney acknowledged in front of the court in Los Angeles that his
client had killed his wife and said the defense would try to explain why
he had done it.
April
Jace was 40 years old when she died in May 2014 at the home she shared
with Jace, her husband of 11 years, and their two sons.
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Actor
Michael Jace (pictured previously in court), who played officer Julien
Lowe on The Shield, taunted his wife before shooting her to death while
their two young sons watched, prosecutors said Tuesday
'This
case is not about who did it. We acknowledge it. We accept
responsibility,' Defense attorney Jamon Hicks said in his opening
statement Tuesday.
'This case is not about how it was done. We acknowledge it. We accept responsibility. This case is about why it was done.'
Jace pleaded not guilty in his wife's murder case back in June 2014.
His
defense team doesn't dispute that he killed her but says data from her
iPhone 5S could explain his state of mind as he gunned her down,
according to the Los Angeles Times.
This
model of smartphone does not have the robust security that prompted the
FBI to demand Apple's help to crack a newer type of iPhone during the
investigation into the San Bernardino mass shooting.
Jace
had been drinking and told his wife in a text message that he had left
their home but was actually waiting for her with a loaded
revolver, Deputy District Attorney Tannaz Mokayef said in her opening
statement.
When
she arrived, the prosecutor said, Jace shot her in the back before
firing two more rounds into her legs within sight of their sons, who
were eight and five years old at the time.
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April Jace (pictured in 2004 with
Jace) was 40 years old when she died in May 2014 at the home she shared
with Jace, her husband of 11 years, and their two sons
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In addition to his role on the FX
series The Shield (pictured), Jace worked steadily in small roles in
films such as Planet of the Apes, Boogie Nights, Forrest Gump and the
television series Southland
April Jace was an avid runner and the actor shot her in the legs because he wanted her to feel pain, Mokayef added.
The
prosecutor said one of the boys will testify that he heard his father
tell his mother: 'You like to run so much. Why don't you try running to
heaven?'
Mokayef
also provided new details about the 2014 killing, including a 911 call
in which the actor calmly told a dispatcher: 'I shot my wife.'
The recording was later played in court and Jace could be heard saying: 'My intent was not to kill her.'
Jace
also gave instructions on how officers should enter the home so they
could find the gun and not think he was still armed, according
to Mokayef.
He told detectives that he shot his wife in the back after she lunged at him, she added.
The
evidence will prove Jace planned the killing because he believed his
wife was having an affair and wanted a divorce, Mokayef told the court.
He spent much of April Jace's last day texting her, trying to guess who she was sleeping with.
'You
will hear that on May 19, 2014, the defendant took a loaded gun, a
revolver, and waited for his wife to come home and then shot her in the
back and then shot her two more times in front of their kids,' Mokayef
told the jury of six men and six women.
The prosecutor called it a 'really sad story of obsession and control.'
In
addition to his role on the FX series The Shield, Jace worked steadily
in small roles in films such as Planet of the Apes, Boogie Nights,
Forrest Gump and the television series Southland.
Jace and his previous wife, Jennifer Bitterman, were divorced in 2002.
The
actor filed for bankruptcy in 2011, citing debts of more than
$500,000. He could be convicted to spend 50 years to life in prison.
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Jace pleaded not guilty in the murder
case in June 2014. His booking sheet (pictured) shows that he was taken
in at 3.37am on May 20, 2014
“Apollonia is in shock,” the source told HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. “She still can’t believe this happened. She and Prince were still friends and she never imagined something like this could ever happen. She’s still processing what’s happened and mourning.”
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