The parent of teen shot prima Grant Solomon, who mysteriously died successful 2020, is down bars awaiting proceedings for allegedly hiring a hitman to termination her Nashville TV anchor ex-husband.
Angelia 'Angie' Solomon, 55, has repeatedly pointed the digit astatine her ex, erstwhile WSMV greeting anchor Aaron, who was the lone known witnesser erstwhile their 18-year-old lad died successful a bizarre roadworthy accident.
Now a adjacent person of the household has breached her soundlessness with a drawstring of eerie claims successful an interrogation with the Daily Mail.
Melanie Hicks, who said she has known Angelia for years, claimed her alleged actions were 'completely retired of character' and that 'she would ne'er jeopardize her daughter's safety'. Her daughter, Gracie, is present 18.
Angelia was arrested on April 11 aft she was reportedly caught by an undercover bull posing arsenic a hitman. She wanted make her ex 'disappear and beryllium enactment underground,' according to an apprehension affidavit by the Williamson County Police Department.
Angelia allegedly informed the 'hitman' wherever her ex mightiness beryllium and confided successful him that she wanted Aaron 'gone' truthful that Gracie could person a spot fund. She is accused of offering her car registration as an archetypal collateral outgo and promising much cash. Police past took Angelia into custody and she was charged with conspiracy to perpetrate execution successful the first-degree.
But Hicks expressed her vexation that quality outlets are lone focusing connected the apprehension and not the backmost communicative of Grant's mysterious death.
Angelia is pictured with her girl Gracie, present 18, and precocious lad Grant, aged 18, who died mysteriously connected July 20, 2020
Angelia 'Angie' Solomon, 55, was arrested connected April 11 for allegedly trying to prosecute a hitman to termination her ex-husband Aaron Solomon, a erstwhile Nashville greeting anchor
Hicks said: 'There is overwhelming enactment of radical saying delight stock the full backmost story. People are frustrated.'
The erstwhile couple's son, Grant, was killed connected July 20, 2020, when his ain motortruck rolled backwards implicit him astatine the broadside of the road.
The promising precocious schoolhouse elder had been connected his mode to conscionable his begetter for a backstage pitching session at Ward Performance Institute, a shot grooming installation successful Gallatin, astir 50 miles from his location successful Franklin, Tennessee.
But little than 10 minutes aft helium arrived, Aaron called 911 and said his lad was trapped nether his achromatic Toyota pick-up motortruck astatine the ft of a ditch.
Police aboriginal ruled the incidental a freak mishap but Angelia remained suspicious and claimed determination had been nary due constabulary probe oregon autopsy.
She adjacent hired backstage researcher Dan Hodges, who had worked with the FBI for 30 years, to motorboat an investigation.
Hodges claimed 'it was intolerable for Grant Solomon to dice without assistance'.
Hicks told the Daily Mail the household obtained the achromatic container recorded connected Grant's vehicle. The achromatic container showed the motortruck had been placed successful park, and the gas pedal was shown astatine assorted speeds that, Hicks claimed, goes against Aaron's communicative of the motortruck rolling backwards down the hill.
'The achromatic container grounds could beryllium a crippled changer successful the case,' Hicks revealed.
Grant's father, Aaron Solomon, a erstwhile quality anchor, at WSMV Channel 4
'How did the motortruck get into parkland portion Grant was underneath it?' Hicks questioned.
'The household questions if the motortruck was staged connected apical of Grant,' she said.
'The motortruck did not look to person malfunctioned arsenic Aaron drove it for months aft Grant's alleged accident,' she added.
Sumner County District Attorney, Ray Whitley, told the Daily Mail successful February 2024 that Grant's decease was an mishap and that it would not beryllium reopening the probe again.
'It's been looked into and the probe has been reopened before. There is nary ground for a homicide complaint oregon nary transgression enactment here,' helium said.
'It is conscionable a horrible accident, and I americium truly atrocious that it happened, but it's not a transgression lawsuit truthful determination is thing we are are going to spell guardant with.'
Angelia and Aaron person been divorced for 10 years at the clip of Grant's decease and some children were surviving with their mother.
Angelia has antecedently alleged that she and her children suffered years of maltreatment that has been cited successful tribunal documents. Aaron has emphatically denied the claims.
When Grant turned 18, Angie claimed her lad was readying to expose his father's alleged maltreatment but, less than a period aft his birthday, helium died.
Gracie, present 18, besides accused her begetter of historical enactment maltreatment successful a YouTube video published successful May 2021 erstwhile she was conscionable 14.
Grant Solomon, 18, prima shot player, who was starting his elder twelvemonth of precocious school, died successful in a tragic mishap connected July 20, 2020
Grant was a talented jock who played shot and basketball
A thoroughfare presumption of the Ward Performance Institute, the shot grooming installation wherever Grant was traveling to conscionable his father
The country of the mishap wherever Grant's achromatic Toyota Tacoma pickup motortruck rolled implicit him
Aaron has ne'er been charged with immoderate crimes. He presently resides successful Tennessee and works arsenic a elder fiscal expert for Merrill Lynch.
He has not responded to Daily Mail's requests for comment.
Last week, determination were reports that two anonymous witnesses to Grant's mishap had travel guardant a twelvemonth ago, claiming they saw what happened.
But Hicks said: 'The 2 men said they were driving connected Highway 109 successful Gallatin Tennessee, and saw the Toyota Tacoma "flying" done the air, saw Grant get swept nether the motortruck and saw him nether the motortruck similar a "pretzel".
'As you tin imagine, this quality was hard for Angie to comprehend, and friends and household person immoderate superior questions. First, wherefore are these 2 men remaining anonymous successful the lawsuit of an "accidental" death?'
Hicks alleged that 'the 2 men would not hold to talk straight to Angie'. She said this has led household and friends to question if they are morganatic witnesses.
She besides claimed that 'portions of their communicative don't marque sense'.
'Is it logistically imaginable for the Toyota Tacoma to spell airborne astatine anytime portion rolling down the incline extracurricular Ward Performance Center?' Hicks asked.
'The men assertion they saw Grant get swept nether the truck. Grant was 6'4 truthful however did helium get swept nether the moving truck, instrumentality flight, and onshore successful a ditch?'
'Grant's assemblage didn't person immoderate important abrasions and nary breached bones? Yet, the men assertion they saw Grant nether the motortruck similar a 'pretzel,' she continued.
'An accident reconstruction would easy uncover what happened but Gallatin TN PD implicit the past 4 positive years garbage to reopen the probe to marque it possible. It would besides beryllium a mode to verify the stories of the anonymous witnesses,' she said.
Angelia is pictured smiling with her precocious lad Grant
Grant smiles arsenic his woman (not pictured) pins a achromatic boutonniere to his jacket
Grant pictured with his erstwhile girlfriend. The mates were dressed up for a ceremonial event
A study by the Gallatin PD reviewed by the Daily Mail stated that Grant was struck by his ain conveyance and that the archetypal constituent of interaction was the rear extremity of the conveyance that sustained functional damage.
'Vehicle 1 was stopped successful the parking batch 1357 Highway 109 South. The proprietor of conveyance one, exited the motortruck and was subsequently struck by the motortruck arsenic it rolled down the parking lot,' it said.
'Vehicle 1 cause the proprietor into the drainage ditch wherever it came to rest. The proprietor was trapped underneath.'
Grant's decease certificate lists the origin of decease arsenic aggregate blunt unit trauma and states that helium was tally implicit by an automobile.
The mode was reported as accidental. Grant died astatine 9.26am connected July 20, 2020, astatine Sumner Regional Medical Center successful Gallatin.
The Gallatin Police Department told the Daily Mail that the Grant Solomon lawsuit 'is a closed investigation'.
'The facts of this lawsuit bash not enactment that a transgression was committed,' Gallatin PD PIO Michael Carman wrote successful an email statement.
'This was a precise tragic mishap and our thoughts stay with the household of the young antheral who mislaid his life.'
A sketch of the country of the clang that shows Grants motortruck disconnected State Highway 109 successful Gallatin
Aaron gave a connection to the Gallatin Police Department
Grant suffered from blunt unit trauma indicated connected aesculapian document
But Hicks said: 'The lone important wounded that Grant had was blunt unit trauma to the backmost of the head.
'Family and friends consciousness that erstwhile again the Gallatin PD failed to decently verify these statements successful immoderate way. And nary 1 has been held accountable.'
Hicks, who has been astatine Angie's broadside for galore years, said she volition proceed to basal by her person arsenic she seeks justness for her son.
She said Angie is relying heavy connected her faith, calling it her 'rock.'
'She ever said God volition grip it. I person religion successful him,' she added.
Meanwhile, Angie's girl Gracie is celebrating a large milestone successful the coming weeks arsenic she graduates precocious school.
Angelia is pictured with her girl Gracie, dressed up for prom, weeks earlier her arrest
Grant, a handsome jock who was starting his elder twelvemonth of precocious schoolhouse erstwhile helium died, would person turned 24 successful June
Angelia's adjacent enslaved proceeding is scheduled for April 29. The Daily Mail has reached retired to her nationalist defender for comment.
Earlier this week, her girl Gracie started a fundraiser with the extremity of trying to rise $50,000 towards her mother's $500,000 bond.
'My ma is my sole support. Please assistance maine beryllium reunited with her and assistance our household prosecute each accidental to wide her name,' Gracie wrote.
'Your publication supports her quality to person due owed process,' she added. 'Please click the reddish container beneath to donate and stock to bring my ma home! With Love, Gracie Solomon.'
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