Machio Mamoru

On his 30th birthday, right after his shift, Prince went on a date with Byrde to Exposé Park, near the police headquarters. Byrde gave him a yellow baseball glove to thank him for covering one of her night shifts. During the date, Byrde found a cell phone. The owner, Richard Wellington, soon called the phone, and Byrde and Wellington agreed to meet at 6:00 p.m. for him to retrieve his phone.

However, Wellington had connections to con artists, and, upon seeing Prince in his police uniform, panicked, thinking that Prince had seen the numbers of con artists on his phone. Wellington pushed Prince off a ledge, breaking his neck and killing him. Wellington then attempted to frame Byrde by writing the name "Maggie" with Prince's right hand, not knowing how to spell Byrde's name and that Prince was left-handed.

Byrde was arrested for the murder, but her defense attorney Phoenix Wright was able to demonstrate her innocence and had Wellington indicted for the crime.