“They killed her and they go on with life,” Woods said.
“I’m glad that he was found not guilty because I knew he loved Alteria,” said Alteria’s mother, Yolanda Woods. Our hearts go out to the Woods family as they still suffer from a loss of their daughter, but we stand by a statement that she would still be here had Coffee simply complied with law enforcement.”ĭespite the loss of her daughter, Alteria is grateful that Coffee was not convicted and she too blames the sheriff’s deputies for her daughter’s death. The Indian River County Sheriff, Eric Flowers, in a statement following the verdict, stated, “It’s disappointing that this jury did not see the tragic death of Alteria Woods occurred as a direct result of the actions of Andrew Coffee IV. I can’t sleep with that … they killed her,” Coffee said. “I was trying to protect me and Alteria and I thought I was doing that, but I feel I didn’t protect her. The defense said Coffee was asleep and thought the flash-bang was gunfire so he fired his gun because he thought the was under attack.
ANDREW COFFEE NOT GUILTY TRIAL
His girlfriend, Alteria Woods, who was also at the home, was shot 10 times and died during the gunfire.Ĭoffee took the stand to defend himself during the trial and his testimony centered around blaming the deputies for his girlfriend’s death.
The sheriff’s office maintained it announced its presence.Ĭoffee IV told investigators that he didn’t know it was deputies because they did not announce who they were. Therefore, Coffee was supposedly guilty of murdering his partner. His girlfriend, Alteria Woods, was killed during gunfireĬoffee IV told investigators that he feared for his life and in return fired two or three rounds back at the officers. Had Coffee not tried to defend himself that evening, the government argued, the officers would never have shot at them in return. However, Coffee IV claimed deputies fired first. The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office claimed Coffee IV fired shots first at deputies during an early-morning search warrant for narcotics at a Gifford home four years ago.Īccording to an arrest affidavit, SWAT team members returned fire into the bedroom. On Friday, he was also acquitted of shooting or throwing a deadly missile, and the only conviction that prosecutors secured at trial was one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, which could have a penalty of up to 30 years in prison. GIFFORD, Florida – With the polarizing trial of Kyle Rittenhouse and the verdict that saw the teenager acquitted of all charges in the case, little attention is being shown to a lesser know case that was on trial at the same time that ended in a similar verdict.Īn Indian River County, Florida courtroom was the setting for the murder trial of Andrew Coffee IV, who was charged for the 2017 murder of his girlfriend and for shooting at officers.Ĭoffee IV was charged with second-degree murder of his 21-year-old girlfriend, Alteria Woods, and three counts of attempted murder of law enforcement after the raid led to an exchange of gunfire.
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