Pride Dorian, defense attorney for Jermaine Washington — accused of being the hitman behind the July 4, 2018, fatal shooting of Dorian Colston — told jurors the only reason cell phone towers can ping Washington’s phone to the area near the crime scene that night is because his mother’s home was on fire.

“I drove to Jermaine Washington’s mother’s house yesterday — that was the first time I’ve ever been in that area — and it was 3.3 miles from that house to the crime scene,” Pride told Calcasieu Parish Sheriff detective Lt. Travis Lavergne as he began cross-examination. “Isn’t it possible he was in the area because he was going to help his mother?”

“It’s possible,” Lavergne responded.

Lavergne confirmed to jurors that a Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office report concluded the fire was intentionally set. No arrests have been made in that case.

“Karrington Henry is who you are basing your case against Mr. Washington on, correct?” Pride asked Lavergne.

“He is a witness,” Lavergne responds.

Dorian then asks Lavergne if “it’s possible” Henry — accused of being Washington’s driver that night — was in the area to frame Washington and wasn’t actually with Washington. Lavergne said it was possible.

Lavergne acknowledged all the players involved — Washington, Colston and Henry — used the SnapChat app, which Dorian told the jury involves “disappearing messages.”

“You didn’t check those SnapChat messages did you?” Pride asked Lavergne.

“I could have, but like you said they are disappearing messages so we would only be able to see who they followed” on the app, Lavergne responded.

“You have no scientific, photographic or forensic evidence that Jermaine Washington had a weapon that night,” Dorian then asked Lavergne.

“No,” Lavergne said.

“It’s interesting it took Karrington Henry four years to reveal where the murder weapon was hidden,” Dorian told Lavergne. “He was sitting on some pretty important information.”

Lavergne acknowledged Henry had three felony charges dismissed and a probation revocation dismissed in order to testify against Washington.

“And wasn’t the story Karrington Henry told (prosecutor Charles) Robinson entirely different than the story he told you?” Dorian asked Lavergne.

“Yes,” Lavergne said.

Lavergne also confirmed text message exchanges were found between Colston and a lover. The text messages show the woman didn’t want “KeKe” (Henry’s nickname) knowing the nature of their relationship.

“Isn’t that because she was sleeping with both Dorian Colston and Karrington Henry,” Dorian asked Lavergne.

“Yes,” he said.