Uncle on Trial Jury Hears Paitin Fields' Sister Place Him at the Couch in a Third Interview | Pt 23

Four years after her first two interviews, Paitin Fields' sister, now 11, told the same forensic interviewer she woke up and "saw him come from the couch all the way up to his bedroom." The jury hears that 2022 tape in this Part. Then the defense asks what changed. Paitin Fields was five when she was rushed to the emergency room in Burgaw, North Carolina, in November 2017. Her uncle, David Prevatte, was named a suspect in 2018 and charged in 2022. He is presumed innocent. The State gave notice on Feb. 9 that it will not seek the death penalty, StarNews reported. On cross, Luther Johnson Britt III draws out that before the second interview the team told Savannah someone may have hurt her sister, that she identified no one in 2018, and that she never said she saw him do anything. The 2022 referral came on "new or additional information" that no one in this Part names. Here is what I want you to weigh: a memory that finally came out, or an account shaped by four years and by what she had been told? --- WATCH WITH JUSTICE 0:00:00 What this video is, and a preview 0:00:22 Intro 0:01:22 to 0:03:52 - Video starts: the State publishes the third interview, Feb. 18, 2022. Sound only; the video stays off the broadcast. 0:03:52 to 0:19:31 - The 2022 tape begins. Savannah is now 11. 0:19:31 to 0:22:52 - "My sister." Then: "I don't remember anything." 0:22:52 to 0:26:23 - When she woke up: her Uncle Boo Boo "coming from the couch back to his room." "I told you this before." 0:26:23 to 0:28:59 - "Saw him come from the couch all the way up to his bedroom." She heard nothing. "No, I just woke up." 0:28:59 to 0:37:05 - The rest of the night as she tells it, then the photos of the house. 0:37:05 to 0:44:46 - Asked what she thinks happened, she names her uncle. A child's belief on tape, not a finding. 0:44:46 to 0:51:38 - At the screen with State's 87, 88 and 89: the sofa, where Paitin was, the line of his walk. 0:51:38 to 0:56:31 - Over a defense objection: those who abuse children are "almost always known and trusted." 0:56:31 to 1:02:01 - Cross by Luther Johnson Britt III: how the Carousel Center works. 1:02:01 to 1:08:37 - November 2017: "she did not know what happened to Paitin." 1:08:37 to 1:11:58 - Before interview two she was told someone may have hurt her sister. She identified no one. 1:11:58 to 1:15:19 - No plan to see her 2019-2021. The 2022 referral: "new or additional information." No one says what. 1:15:19 to 1:18:30 - Four years on, "I saw Uncle Boo Boo." Did she say she saw him doing anything? "No." 1:18:30 to 1:20:51 - Nothing in his hands, no fourth interview planned. 1:20:51 to 1:23:51 - Ozier is released; the jury goes to lunch. CASE BACKGROUND REPORT: https://justiceisaprocess.com/nc-v-da... Complete case overview including the charges, the timeline, the key players, and the legal questions this trial raises. State of North Carolina v. David Wesley Prevatte. Pender County Superior Court in Burgaw, North Carolina. Prevatte is charged with first-degree murder in the 2017 death of his five-year-old niece, along with other charges. Jury selection began on September 28, 2026. He is presumed innocent unless and until the State proves each charge beyond a reasonable doubt. LATEST ARTICLE: https://justiceisaprocess.com/desk-20... PLAYLISTS AND RESOURCES Website: https://justiceisaprocess.com/coverag... Full Trial Live Broadcasts:    • NC v. David Prevatte: Full Trial Live Broa...   No Breaks Edition:    • NC v. David Prevatte: No Breaks Edition   Trial Analysis Podcast:    • NC v. David Prevatte: Case Story Trial Pod...   Key Moments and Testimony:    • NC v. David Prevatte: Key Moments & Testimony   Commentary:    • NC v. David Prevatte: Commentary   Subscribe for Daily Coverage:    / @justiceisaprocess   FAIR USE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE This content is produced under Fair Use (17 U.S.C. 107) for news reporting, criticism, and educational purposes. We provide transformative commentary on public court proceedings, advancing public understanding of the judicial process through timestamps, analysis, and educational context. #JusticeIsAProcess #DavidPrevatte #PrevatteTrial