Mock trial

Arkose Marl

Name

My name is Arkose Marl.

Age

I’m 45 years old.

address

I currently live in #89 on 135th Street here in Texoma

Family

I live with my amazing husband and our two teenage daughters, Kat who’s 15, and Bianca who’s 13.

Relation To Victims

My family and I live in the same neighborhood as Gossan and Ganister Flint, only a few blocks over from Granite Drive.

Education

I graduated from the Texoma Business & Technology Institute with a joint Masters in Criminal Justice and Forensic Accounting,

employed

Up until a few years ago, I used to be a senior Certified Public Account (“CPA”) at the prestigious accounting firm Crain, Geisler, & Tobey. I’m kind of a stickler for rules, but auditing companies was too boring, so I decided to retire early and start my own business as a private investigator. I even got a “private eye” license from Texoma’s Department of Public Safety. Now, I run my own business—Nozy Neighbor, Inc.—from the comfort of my own living room.

How does this effect you

As you can imagine, my two teenage girls can’t stand having Sherlock Holmes as a parent.

What did you know of Ganister

Ganister Flint attended Rick Perry Junior High with both of my daughters. Kat and Bianca rode the same school bus with Ganister every morning. At school, Ganister seemed like a very respectful, responsible, smart kid—Bianca even told me he was a Boy Scout.

Did you have any interactions with Ganister

You see, I volunteer part-time as the Treasurer for the Parent-Teacher Association (“PTA”) at my girls’ school and have seen Ganister Flint’s name on the class honor roll before. I also handed him an award for “Most Improved” on the Chess Team at the Student Awards show, which the PTA sponsors. It was a different story outside of school though.

Was he the same outside of school

It was a different story outside of school though. I’ve seen Ganister around the neighborhood several times, but never actually spoke to him or Gossan Flint. I guess Gossan is too busy to make it to PTA meetings. Based on what I’ve heard from my daughters, Ganister and Gossan recently moved here from Minnesota. I also did some asking around and it looks like Gossan’s job causes long hours away from supervising Ganister after school. That probably explains why I always saw him skateboarding late at night on people’s private property—you know, jumping off stairs, railings, even neighbor’s driveways. One time, while I was keeping “watch” from my front porch, I saw Ganister smear wax all over my neighbor’s curb, launch his skateboard onto it, and then slide all the way down into the cross-street. Ganister didn’t even flinch at the on-coming traffic.

Was he a risk taker

For a kid that was on the honor roll and chess team, he sure took a lot of risks. Did I forget to mention that I also run the community Neighborhood Watch? Like I said, I’m a stickler for rules and respecting people’s personal property and privacy—unless there’s a reason for suspicion, of course. I’m the only member of the watch right now, but I really feel like numbers will get better because of this lawsuit, or rather, Ganister’s death.

Was there any instances that lead you to this conclusion

A few months ago, I was just finishing my nightly neighborhood patrol when I caught Ganister and a few other kids red-handed throwing toilet-paper in my front yard. It was on a school night and past ten o’clock, maybe even midnight! The kids ran off after someone threw an egg at me. At the time, I just thought it was because I wouldn’t allow my daughter, Bianca, to go to the school dance with Ganister. Maybe I was right about him being a troublemaker after all. Of course though, Ganister isn’t the only troublemaker we have in the neighborhood. I’ve seen other kids, some a few years older than Ganister, racing their bikes downhill on Chalk Lane.

Wheres chalk lane

You know, it’s the one that goes past the quarry. These kids race their bikes down the hill into the woods area where Texoma Development is planning on building those flashy new developments

What’s the name of the developments

Enclave and Estates, I think are the two names. Now that I think about it, I bet those two neighborhoods will be great for Neighborhood Watch recruits once houses are built. I think that should happen in a couple months—I’ve got a pretty good handle on how land development works having watched it go up all around me.

What do you believe they did down there

Anyways, if you ask me, my best guess is these kids would joyride their bikes straight down Chalk Lane and cut into the wooded area to go explore or vandalize the quarry or other stuff.

How do you feel about Ganister’s death

It’s really sad what happened to Ganister. Being a parent of two teenage girls, I’ve always been concerned about keeping the neighborhood safe. Of course, that stupid rock quarry has always been a danger zone. Why the city didn’t force Texoma Development to fill it in, I’ll never understand.

What were your first thoughts about the quarry

understand. I thought it would be a really great improvement to the community when I first heard about Texoma Development’s plans to develop around the rock quarry. I was even impressed at first when I saw a security guard on duty during one of my “watch” patrols. But that all changed when I realized Texoma Development wasn’t going to drain the water. Such a stupid business decision if you ask me. Then, when I saw that Chert Hornfels, the Texoma Development CEO, hadn’t fixed the torn signs and holes in the fence surrounding the rock quarry I was furious! I decided to get some evidence by taking pictures with my mePhoneTM. Exhibits 2a and 2b are the pictures I took.

Did you pursue your concerns any further

I tried yelling at the security guard that someone would do something stupid and that they ought to fix the holes, but the guard just shrugged, and told me, “I fix every hole I see.” The next morning, I drove over to Hornfels’ office and handed the pictures to the secretary behind the front desk. Would you believe she told me point blank, “We know about the signs and torn fence line. Don’t worry about it.” I’m not sure what she did with the photographs I gave her. I should have demanded to speak with Hornfels.

Did their outlook upset you

YES, In fact, if it were up to me, I would have just built a guard tower overlooking the rock quarry with full-time security guard reporting twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. A live-streaming security feed and/or alarm trip-wires would have been reasonable too. I mean, at minimum, the least Hornfels could have done was hold a town hall with the Neighborhood Watch, the PTA, and the parents in the community, right? After I realized Texoma Development weren’t fixing the torn fence-lines and warning signs, I told Bianca and Kat to stay away from exploring the woods by the rock quarry. I even distributed the pictures I took to the rest of the neighborhood and PTA that same week. As far as I know, my daughters don’t go anywhere near the rock quarry.

When did this happen in retrospective to Ganisters death

The very next weekend Ganister died. I only wish Bianca had told Ganister to stay away too. A smart kid like that would have listened to her.

Have you exaggerated Ganister’s characteristics at any point and time

I was a little hyperbolic when describing Ganister Flint.While I saw him doing things that I would not do, or would not let my daughters do, he didn’t do anything that you’d call “death defying.” I even saw him once jump off his skateboard, into the grass, so he didn’t slam into a wall.

Was your daughter at the quarry

Unfortunately yes, I was stunned to find out that Bianca was at the quarry the day Ganister died. I only learned about it two months ago. We had a long talk about that, believe you me.

Was she there when Ganister jumped

From what I know Bianca had walked away from the quarry when Ganister jumped, but came back as they were pulling him out of the water. She said that she gave him mouth-to-mouth to try to revive him. While that may be all well and good for her, I am still furious about it.

Did anything happen after that

Bianca has joined my Neighborhood Watch and makes nightly patrols around the area three times a week. We wear highly reflective vests and hard hats for those rounds.

What about those photos you took

I can’t remember exactly when I took the pictures that are Exhibits 2a and 2b. When I printed them so I could give copies to Texoma Development, they must have inadvertently been deleted off my phone so I can’t go back and see the exact date. I also couldn’t find any record of me calling Schist Greywacke at the number listed on the “No Trespassing” signs, but I’m pretty sure I did at least once.

Did you have any other interactions with Greywhacke

I read Schist Greywacke’s fact statement about being at a PTA meeting, but Greywacke never showed up at any of the PTA meetings I attended! I may have missed one or two meetings during the whole school year in 2016. Greywacke was never at any PTA meeting I attended.