Trooper, sister take the stand
Good morning. Tuesday in the Jerry Anderson case began with Highway Patrol Trooper Myron Davis, who is also a pastor, and formerly was associate pastor at Dry Ponds Baptist Church, where Emily and Jerry attended. Davis knew the Andersons through church. He testified he was with Dry Ponds Baptist Pastor Rick Crouse and Det. Brian Bennett the night they told Jerry Anderson Emily was dead. Davis testified there was no outstanding about Jerry's reaction when he was told the news of Emily's death. He remembers telling Bennett that Jerry's reaction did seem unusual since there was no outward emotional expression.
During the defense questioning, Davis testified that he did not see or speak with Jerry during the nine days Emily was missing. He testified that he knew of Jerry as a quiet, reserved man, and he didn't know if Jerry's reaction that night was out of the ordinary or not. Davis also testified that he did see a very upset at Emily's funeral. In fact, Davis testified that that he had to grab Jerry to steady him because Jerry was so upset.
Davis was on the stand for about 20 minutes. Since, Dee Watson has taken the stand. She's Emily's younger sister. With a teary explanation, Dee described her sister as outgoing, hard working, lover of animals, the beach and her flower bed. Dee said Emily loved blue jeans and tennis shoes and bought her cotton sleeveless T-shirts at Tractor Supply, which sometimes made Emily a target to be picked on.
The jury has not been present for most of Dee's testimony. First, the judge had to decide what conversations of Dee's and Emily's would be allowed before the testimony. The jurors should hear that next. A sneak peak is that Emily was unhappy with her marriage and wanted out. Dee will be allowed to testify about a trip she took to Sawmills in summer of 2005, where she heard a heated conversation between Jerry and Emily that left Emily in tears. Dee also can testify that Emily said her and Jerry weren't sleeping the same bed, that Emily had separated her things from Jerry (this was about October or November, before Emily went missing in December) and that Emily didn't want Jerry to have any of her belongings if something bad happened to her.
Well, I've got to save something to write about at lunch. I'll be back.
During the defense questioning, Davis testified that he did not see or speak with Jerry during the nine days Emily was missing. He testified that he knew of Jerry as a quiet, reserved man, and he didn't know if Jerry's reaction that night was out of the ordinary or not. Davis also testified that he did see a very upset at Emily's funeral. In fact, Davis testified that that he had to grab Jerry to steady him because Jerry was so upset.
Davis was on the stand for about 20 minutes. Since, Dee Watson has taken the stand. She's Emily's younger sister. With a teary explanation, Dee described her sister as outgoing, hard working, lover of animals, the beach and her flower bed. Dee said Emily loved blue jeans and tennis shoes and bought her cotton sleeveless T-shirts at Tractor Supply, which sometimes made Emily a target to be picked on.
The jury has not been present for most of Dee's testimony. First, the judge had to decide what conversations of Dee's and Emily's would be allowed before the testimony. The jurors should hear that next. A sneak peak is that Emily was unhappy with her marriage and wanted out. Dee will be allowed to testify about a trip she took to Sawmills in summer of 2005, where she heard a heated conversation between Jerry and Emily that left Emily in tears. Dee also can testify that Emily said her and Jerry weren't sleeping the same bed, that Emily had separated her things from Jerry (this was about October or November, before Emily went missing in December) and that Emily didn't want Jerry to have any of her belongings if something bad happened to her.
Well, I've got to save something to write about at lunch. I'll be back.
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