April 27th, 2024 – Timeline of events on the day of Mica Francis’ death.
10:13 a.m. – Mica leaves her apartment wearing a great sweatshirt and ball cap.
11:00 a.m. – Mica returns to her apartment dressed in the same outfit.
11:38 a.m. – Mica leaves her apartment again, this time dressed for work.
12:12 p.m. – Mica arrives at Dick’s Pawn Shop.
12:32 p.m. – Receipt for gun printed at Dick’s Pawn Shop.
12:34 p.m. – Mica leaves Dick’s Pawn Shop.
1:06 p.m. – Mica’s car is seen on camera at Highway 501 and Four Mile Road.
1:27 p.m. – Mica pulls into the 41 Grocery.
1:28:08 p.m. – Mica walks inside 41 Grocery.
1:29:59 p.m. – Mica comes out of the 41 Grocery.
1:30:08 p.m. – Mica puts something in the passenger side of her vehicle.
1:30:13 p.m. – Mica steps away from her car and around the side of 41 Grocery.
1:31:23 p.m. – Mica comes back and gets in the driver’s seat of her vehicle.
1:32:20 p.m. – Mica moves her car over in front of the gas pumps.
1:32:41 p.m. – Mica goes back inside 41 Grocery.
1:33 p.m. – Receipt printed at 41 Grocery.
1:33:30 p.m. – Mica comes back out of 41 Grocery.
1:33:39 p.m. – Mica begins pumping gas.
1:33 p.m. – JP’s truck seen northbound on Highway 17 at Tibwin Road in Charleston County.
1:34:57 p.m. – Mica finishes pumping gas.
1:35:08 p.m. – Mica gets back in her car.
1:35:23 p.m. – Mica pulls away from 41 Grocery and back onto the road.
1:45 p.m. – JP’s truck seen in Georgetown County on Highway 17 near County Road S-22-31.
2:14 p.m. – JP’s truck seen at Highway 17 and Trace Drive.
2:22 p.m. – JP’s truck seen on the Highway 17 Bypass.
2:54 p.m. – Mica calls 911.
2:54 p.m. – Onset of Injury.
2:57 p.m. – Mica’s injury with onset to death described as “rapid”.
3:03 p.m. – Robeson County Sheriff Department (RCSO) dispatched to Lumber River State Park (LRSP).
3:05 p.m. – RCSO talks to LRSP superintendent.
3:20 p.m. – RCSO deputies request “phone ping”.
3:31 p.m. – Deputies arrive at LRSP and begin searching with park rangers.
3:33 p.m. – RCSO drones dispatched.
3:42 p.m. – Verizon asked to update location ping.
3:45 p.m. – RCSO detectives deploy drones.
3:43 p.m. – Mica’s car is located in the parking lot.
3:50 p.m. – RCSO drones arrive.
4:23 p.m. – Kayaker calls 911 to report a body.
4:25 p.m. – Mica’s time of death listed on medical examiner’s report.
5:30 p.m. – RCSO chief of detectives arrives.
5:54 p.m. – Detectives and RCSO CSI tech arrive at the scene.
6:30 p.m. – Robeson County Medical Examiner is notified.
7:11 p.m. – Sig Sauer 9mm handgun is recovered from the water.