Trial Day 2

Full trial audio, everything heard in court, no silences to skip. Good morning, please have a seat.

All right, we are reconvening in case number 26CR88, State of Ohio versus Caleb C. Flynn. Sir, are you Caleb Flynn?

Yes, sir.

All right, this begins our third day of trial. Before I bring in the jury counsel, are there any pre-trial matters we need to discuss? No. The court wants to address both the public spectators and the media before I bring in the jurors. Friday, we had a brief interruption before the court went off the record and the court was trying to. to the jurors and admonition. That's very important in this process to maintain the integrity. So I'm forewarning you all, allow the court to officially go off the record. The court will state that before you get out of your seats or stand or start talking so that we have a seamless testimony and an accurate record. We just want to make sure that everything goes smoothly and that it's not interrupting to any degree what we're doing here. So with that, I will have the bailiff bring in our jury. Please make sure your phones are turned off as well. Completely off. Yes. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, jury, please have a seat. I'll allow you a minute to get comfortable. Open your notepads if you deem necessary. Well, we are starting our day three of the jury trial in the state of Ohio versus Caleb C. Flynn. I will caution you to turn off your phones if you have them on you, completely off. We are going to begin or continue with the state's case in chief. At this time, Mr. Watkins, are you ready to proceed?

Yes, Your Honor. I'm safe to call Senior Special Agent David Hammond.

Mr. Hammond, would you like to come up to the witness stand? Once you get comfortable, if you'd raise your right hand, Ms. Ostendorf, our bailiff, will swear you

in.

Mr. Watkins, if you'd like to inquire with this witness.

Thank you, Your Honor. Sir, could you please state your name for the record? David Hammond, H-A-M-M-O-N-D. And what do you do for from Tiffin University and criminal justice. How long have you been employed with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation? 18 years now. What's your current position with BCI? I'm an investigator, a special agent with the force investigation unit. What does that involve? We assist law enforcement agencies around the state of Ohio with officer-involved shooting in the crime scene unit. And what does that take? The crime scene unit travels across Ohio. We help law enforcement agencies with crime scene investigations, collection of evidence, submission of evidence to the laboratory. And how long have you done that with DCI? I did that for about 17 and a half years. What did you do in law enforcement before that? I worked for the Lionel Police Department. I worked the road for about six and a half years, and then I did crime scene work for them as well for about seven years. Can you briefly describe your training and experience in crime scene investigation? BCI does a wonderful job of training their agents with a vast array of topics from shooting reconstruction to blood spatter pattern examination, photography, legal process, really wonderful about training us very well.