Nikki Battiste

This was during COVID, and this was during a period where everybody was wearing a mask except for Rodney Metzer. So the surveillance images and the videos that were recovered from Lowe's of him purchasing those zip ties, his face is right there in the camera.

This was during COVID, and this was during a period where everybody was wearing a mask except for Rodney Metzer. So the surveillance images and the videos that were recovered from Lowe's of him purchasing those zip ties, his face is right there in the camera.

I see a security camera here. Next came the security video from Rod's apartment building.

I see a security camera here. Next came the security video from Rod's apartment building.

I see a security camera here. Next came the security video from Rod's apartment building.

Sergeant Liver says there was no video of Rod leaving after he said someone knocked on his window.

Sergeant Liver says there was no video of Rod leaving after he said someone knocked on his window.

Sergeant Liver says there was no video of Rod leaving after he said someone knocked on his window.

Just four minutes later, Rod is caught on camera again leaving the building wearing completely different clothes and sneakers and carrying a plastic bag highlighted here. The timestamp was 1.24 a.m.

Just four minutes later, Rod is caught on camera again leaving the building wearing completely different clothes and sneakers and carrying a plastic bag highlighted here. The timestamp was 1.24 a.m.

Just four minutes later, Rod is caught on camera again leaving the building wearing completely different clothes and sneakers and carrying a plastic bag highlighted here. The timestamp was 1.24 a.m.

We just don't know where that went. Investigators can't know for sure what was in that bag, but believe it had evidence Rod discarded on his drive back to Morgan's house. The attacker's mask was never found, but Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Rachel Ash says they had more than enough to prove Rod was guilty.

We just don't know where that went. Investigators can't know for sure what was in that bag, but believe it had evidence Rod discarded on his drive back to Morgan's house. The attacker's mask was never found, but Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Rachel Ash says they had more than enough to prove Rod was guilty.

We just don't know where that went. Investigators can't know for sure what was in that bag, but believe it had evidence Rod discarded on his drive back to Morgan's house. The attacker's mask was never found, but Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Rachel Ash says they had more than enough to prove Rod was guilty.

This is a prosecutor's dream to put up because the evidence in this case was overwhelming. Overwhelming.

This is a prosecutor's dream to put up because the evidence in this case was overwhelming. Overwhelming.

This is a prosecutor's dream to put up because the evidence in this case was overwhelming. Overwhelming.

But Ash says she wanted to offer Morgan an opportunity for a quicker closure than a trial would bring in the form of a plea deal for Rod.

But Ash says she wanted to offer Morgan an opportunity for a quicker closure than a trial would bring in the form of a plea deal for Rod.

But Ash says she wanted to offer Morgan an opportunity for a quicker closure than a trial would bring in the form of a plea deal for Rod.