( CINCINNATI, OH ) -- The day opened with Cincinnati Police Officer Martin Odom taking the stand. He photographed Ray Tensing and his equipment at the hospital after the shooting of Samuel Dubose.
Officer Odom says there were no signs of injuries to the backside of Ray Tensing [pictured below], despite Tensing claiming he was dragged. There were, however, small injuries to the left arm and knee of Tensing. Officer Odom says that to him, it appeared that Tensing was "afraid" at the hospital.
A drug analyst from the coroner's office, Brian Scowden, was the next witness. He says multiple bags containing "plant-like material" (later discovered to be marijuana) were recovered from Sam Dubose's car, as well as 6 containers filled with prescription pills prescribed to Dubose. There were many other containers of over-the-counter medications.
When firearms expert Kevin Lattyak took the stand. He examined and tested out the firearm used by Ray Tensing after the incident. He said the gun fired normally, and in his opinion, Tensing's gun was 1-to-2 feet away from Dubose when fired.
Crime lab analyst Mike Trimpe took the stand next. He testified that he did not find any car paint on the flashlight or duty belt of Ray Tensing. He also found no signs of being dragged on Tensing's boots. However, Trimpe did admit that he cannot guarantee that Tensing was not dragged based on his testing.
Coroner Dr. Karen Looman was the final witness called by the prosecution. She performed the autopsy on Samuel Dubose. She testified that on Dubose's person, he appeared to have a state identification card, over $2,000 in cash, multiple business cards, more than one bag filled with marijuana, and rolling papers.
During the autopsy, Dr. Looman says she discovered that the bullet that killed Dubose entered in above the left ear and exited behind the right ear, going at a downward angle. She also says that the bullet severed the brain stem, killing Dubose instantly. Dr. Looman says this would have made Dubose's body go limp and drop all of its weight straight down, such as on the peddle of his car.
Even though the medical records of Samuel Dubose were deemed inadmissible in court, defense attorney Stew Mathews asked Dr. Looman in multiple ways about Dubose's health at the time of his death. When Mathews asked "Was Sam Dubose a healthy individual, other than the fact that he died as the result of a gunshot wound?" Dr. Looman was allowed to answer on the record, saying simply "No."
With that, the prosecution rested its case against Ray Tensing. The defense will call its first witness on Thursday, June 15. At the end of Wednesday's proceedings, Stew Mathews once again requested acquittal