Jurors watch tape of Rose’s interrogation

Thursday, May 3, 2007

Jurors heard from survivors and began watching a four-hour taped interrogation of suspect Jason Allen Rose on Wednesday as the Boardwalk Apartment trial entered its third day.

Rose is accused of starting the October 2005 fire in his Boardwalk apartment building that killed three and injured 18 others. He is charged with aggravated arson, three counts of murder and seven counts of aggravated battery.

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Detective Troy Squire took the stand and explained that Rose’s behavior led him to be questioned even before the fire was ruled an arson. Squire was one of two officers who interviewed Rose on the tape.

Three Spanish-speaking residents who lived at Boardwalk Apartments all told their stories through a translator Wednesday. Maritza Pastrana told the jury that she had seen Rose in the walkway where investigators believe the fire to have started.

During the taped interrogation, which was filmed four days after the blaze, Squire played back audio of Rose’s call to emergency dispatch the night of the fire. The dispatch officer asked Rose what the problem was.

“Fire,” Rose said.

When Squire asked Rose if it was his voice on the recording, Rose said it was not.

“I remember saying my name. I said my name,” Rose told Squire.

Squire played the audio again, and again asked Rose if it sounded like him.

“A little bit.”

Squire went on to ask Rose about his actions the night of the fire. Rose said he got off work at Taco Bell, filled his car up with gas and went home. At home, Rose said he watched television and smoked a few cigarettes before commotion outside his apartment drew his attention to the fire. Squire testified that inconsistencies and “interesting” information was what led officers to consider Rose as a suspect.

Rose originally went to trial in February, but it was declared a mistrial after the prosecution found a new witness and tried to admit her. Hearings will resume Thursday with the conclusion of the taped interrogation at 9 a.m. The trial is expected to last up to two weeks.

Kansan staff writer Erick R. Schmidt can be contacted at eschmidt@kansan.com.

— Edited by Lisa Tilson

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