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Kobe Bryant: they’ve reached crash site, then set off chain reaction leading to a terrible lawsuit

It was about 10 am on January 26, 2020, and helicopter just crashed. Smoke filled air as well as first respondents do not know if anyone was survived, possibly trapped on hillside in need of rescue help.

As the trail got steeper, the bushes got thicker and the mud too deep. for most of deputies to orient themselves, all but two turned around. One of those who forged on was Deputy Doug Johnson.

Almost an hour later of climbing over 6-foot bushes, Johnson made his way to the wreckage, a feat that could be described as heroic.

Instead of this events what followed set off chain reaction leading Johnson on witness stand in federal court on Friday, testifying in civil action against Los Angeles County and some of his employees violated the privacy of and caused emotional stress on Vanessa Bryant, widow of one of in regionmost favorite sports stars. her husbandbasketball star Kobe Bryant and them daughter Gianna were among the nine killed in in crash.

Testifying in court, Johnson call the scene is among the “most horrible” he has ever seen, with bodies scattered over hilly area, he said, was the size of a football field.

But although all nine people died on board in in crashjohnson still had work do. By now the team post was set up authorities, and Johnson testified that the warden had given him the order.

Vanessa Bryant leaves the courtroom in tears after the question body of    her daughter appeared in A photo

“Take pictures, document the scene and send them to command posthis boss told him, Johnson said. on witness stand when he testified in costume brought by Vanessa Bryant.

In the heart of lawsuit photos of in crash taken by Johnson – 25, according to his calculations, the figure, according to the plaintiffs’ lawyers, is significantly higher — third of which, according to Johnson, were of man remains the rest were of the wreckage themselves.

“When you took photos, you know it was kobe bryant on helicopter? Johnson was asked. in cross-examination of Los Angeles County attorney Mira Hashmall.

“No, ma’am,” he said.

Jerome Jackson, Attorney for co-plaintiff Christopher Chester, whose wife Sarah and 13year-old daughter Payton were also killed in the crash more blunt during interrogation, asking if johnson took Photo of specific body pieces, to which Johnson responded each time, “Yes, sir.”

AT photos not the only reason county on in defense. Rather, it in part of what supposedly happened next.

Mystery fire supervisor

Johnson said he soon met on fire supervisor who arrived at the place with similar task: take photos send back on his post command so that a tactical response can be organized.

Johnson said he told the man that he already It was photos and agreed to drop them on fire warden — someone he couldn’t identify, he said on rack.

“You know who he? Jackson asked. – You know where is he?”

“No,” Johnson said.

“Is he fire supervisor or pretend fire supervisor? Jackson replied.

“I think he was fire warden because of his helmet,” Johnson said.

Neither the plaintiff nor defense ever identified a person who is key argument in Bryant and Chester claim they are live in fear of in photos ascent.

Johnson later said that he was in charge of Los Angeles County at the time. fire Captain Brian Jordan is at the scene to pick up his photos, tagging a third party to get photos site documentation.

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For his part, Johnson said he went home that night and without needing a gloomy photos no longer deleted them from my phone.

But this was not the end. In the presented block diagram in in the courtroom, Bryant’s lawyer Louis Lee put out what he said happened to photos Johnson says he sent to command post.

Lee said two people distribute them further. One of these deputies were trainees who It was also worked crash answer and two days later showed them to the bartender, whom he considered a friend, along with with his niece and another deputy who supposedly shared them with one more deputy playing video game “Call of Debt, Lee said.

In general, Lee’s flowchart suggests photos shared or viewed by at least 13 peoplenot all for investigative reasons.

“Curiosity got the better of me best of us” one of deputies said in interior affairs interview played in court.

Separately, photos made by firefighters were said to have been passed on or shown to at least a dozen peoplethe plaintiffs say.
Also on Friday, former paramedic wife of Los Angeles firefighter and cousin of one of the victims, Louella Weireter, testified to having seen the Los Angeles County Fire Department. share photos of Bryant remains and other images from crash website with participants of award banquet in February 2020.

After small group of people looked at her table over Images on mobile phone, in what Weireter described as like a party trick she testified to what she saw one fireman break away from the group saying “I can’t believe that just looked at the burnt Kobe up body and now I’m going to eat.”

Under cross-examination, the District Attorney claimed that Weireter did not actually see photos herself, and as an EMT, her training would have taught her to document the scene as well.

No regrets

BUT key argument in the point is whether photos should have taken at all. They are what defense refers to as a “scene photograph”, and several witnesses testified to their veracity as part of of initial response to crash.

“It would be worth reason what a team post would want to know what did they do with”, – testified deputy reserve David Katz. with county search and rescue team who answered the site a few hours after crash.

Deputy Johnson said on stand it common for a photograph of the site must be taken “before evidence can be destroyed or the victims may be relocated.”

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But the plaintiffs argued the terrible photos were not necessary for proper response to crash. They are also claim the county failed contain photos because he never did a forensic search of personal electronics of those who received them.

The district calls its actions sufficient, pointing to fact in photos have not surfaced yet online.

Assistant Johnson remained unwavering, he just did his job.

“This is your testimony that the close-up of Hand and hand of Kobe Bryant helped the team post determine if there were additional resources requiredEric Tuttle, plaintiff’s attorney, asked. “Yes, sir,” Johnson replied.

“Are you sorry about something you did…?” Tuttle asked.

Johnson answered confidently.

“No, sir.”

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Tyler Hromadka
Tyler Hromadka
Tyler is working as the Author at World Weekly News. He has a love for writing and have been writing for a few years now as a free-lancer.

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