ford was eligible for a $313,000 settlement under louisiana law, but a judge denied the petition for the funds, stating that he likely had some role in the initial crime as he had been in possession of stolen goods when arrested. ford knew a robbery was going to take place and did not stop it, according to a 60 minutes program that aired september 4, 2016. further, he attempted to destroy evidence by pawning items taken in the robbery and tried to find buyers for the murder weapon used by men ford implicated in the murder, according to caddo parrish district judge katherine dorroh.