Vanessa Bryant is still in court as her lawsuit against Los Angeles County progresses. Bryant is suing the county for negligence and invasion of privacy for photos of the helicopter crash site of her husband and her daughter, which were apparently taken and distributed by first responders. So far there have been several testimonies during the trial, with one of the latest coming from a former fire brigade captain. And the man reportedly left the grandstand several times and testified that the crash site would “haunt” him forever.
Former Captain Brian Jordan spoke on Monday, during which he was questioned by one of Vanessa Bryant’s attorneys about whether she had taken photos at the crash site. However, Jordan was reportedly reluctant to answer some questions and felt uncomfortable the day Kobe Bryant died . According to CNN , left the witness stand three times during his interrogation. In one case, he left after being asked if Bryant’s remains were captured in the photos. At that point, Jordan reportedly said, “I need a break, I need a break” before getting up and apologizing to the judge.
During the trial, Brian Jordan, who will retire in 2021, said he doesn’t remember taking photos because he blocked the memories. Although he would later say that a supervisor had asked him to take pictures on the site. During cross-examination, Jordan also stated that the only reason he was present at the trial was because “someone put my name in all of this”. Despite his apparent trepidation in answering questions, he made a sobering statement about the situation:
The look of the whole scene will haunt me forever and, sorry, I’m about to take another break.
During these breaks, the man was accompanied by his lawyer, Steven Haney, who provided them with an alleged reason. Haney said his client’s strikes were due to “a medical condition associated with his viewing of the accident scene” and would still cause him “trauma”.
In addition to the retired fire brigade captain, Sheriff’s Deputy Doug Johnson also testified during the case. Johnson was asked to take and share photos of the Calabasas crash site and expressed his belief that he “did nothing wrong”. He said it was “standard practice” to take photos and share them with other officials and said he deleted the photos from his phone the same day.
The The Kobe Bryant case also included testimony from a bartender , who denied having laughed when he showed pictures of the crash site. The person who apparently showed him the photos, Joey Cruz, deputy sheriff of Los Angeles County, also spoke up, saying the bar employee was a friend he could “let off steam” with. Cruz is expected to return to the helm today.
Vanessa Bryant is asking millions of dollars for her cause and also claims that she suffered emotional distress from taking and distributing the photos. Mocking social media posts involving Kobe they have also been called into question, but on a limited basis. Meanwhile, Christopher Chester, who lost his wife and daughter in the accident, is also suing Los Angeles County on the same grounds as Bryant. However, it has been argued that the two cases cannot be combined, as it would be let Chester wear your “skirts”.
It goes without saying that this court case was emotionally exhausting for the people involved. More updates on the Vanessa Bryant case are expected to follow soon.
Source: Cinemablend
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