Character witnesses describe former FBI agent who faces sentencing for manslaughter of Limerick man Jason Corbett
You could tell Tom Martens’s character witnesses had worked in law enforcement or the FBI even before they opened their mouths. They all dress the same – suit and tie, side-parted hair- and they carry themselves with a conservative, upright deportment, as if at any moment they could be interviewed for a country club membership.
And when he was brought to Davidson County Sheriff’s Office to assist them with their inquiries – he was never arrested or questioned under caution – he calmly chatted with the young detective opposite him about how much coffee the young detective was consuming in addition to energy drinks. Tom urged him to cut down on the energy drinks. Then, when the interview started he began a story, from which he has not altered in eight years. was lying motionless on the floor.
This chimed with his other character witnesses who portrayed a loving father and husband who would work ten to 12 hours a day, was something of a workaholic, but always found time to go to his children’s sporting events. These various witnesses had never seen Martens lose his cool in a work setting, or when they met him on social occasions, including dinner parties at his $850,000 home at 12500 Comblain Road, Knoxville, Tennessee.
“They met at Emory University and I remember Sharon bringing Tom home to meet our parents. I would say we have been quite close in the 53 years since. In the seventies, he was in the FBI on his second assignment in Washington DC and I was in the Navy in Delaware so over those two and half years we spent a lot of time together,” Mr Earnest has played the role of spokesperson, and some other less heralded roles, for Tom and Molly ever since the night of August 2 2015.
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