A deputy joined in Vanessa BryantThe lawsuit by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department denies any wrongdoing. Chris Chester, who lost his wife and 13-year-old daughter in the crash, is also leading the lawsuit against the county. Deputy Doug Johnson testified in court on Friday about his role at the plane crash site. He admits to taking at least 25 pictures but says he doesn’t believe he took them “Anything wrong.”
Based on CBS News, Doug was one of the first officers to arrive on the scene in January 2020. A total of nine people, including Kobe and Gianna Bryant, were killed in a crash on a hillside in Calabasas. The co-pilot said he had been walking through remote and bushy grounds for more than an hour. After touching the site, he searched for survivors for 15 minutes – even moving hikers away from the scene.
Deputy Doug also filmed the area before starting to take pictures of the area with his personal phone. He testified that the document was a request from another deputy at headquarters. Doug admitted to taking pictures of Kobe’s remains but insisted he did not know the remains were Kobe. Every TMZ, Doug also photographed a body in a ravine near the crash and the body of a Black child with long hair – believed to be Gianna.
Declaration of Deputy Minister Taking death photos on personal phones is a “common practice” of the Police
After taking the pictures, Doug said he sent 25 pictures to the deputy commander. He also AirDropped similar images to a county fire supervisor – who has not been identified, according to the report. CBS News. Lawyers for Vanessa and Chris said at least 10 other people received the images after Doug first shared them. Several recipients are said to have shared grisly images in public spaces, including a bar in California. Such incidents are the inspiration for the lawsuit’s negligence and invasion of privacy.
However, according to Doug’s testimony, he doesn’t believe he did anything out of the ordinary. The deputy minister stated that sharing and receiving images of corpses is “common practice” among law enforcement agencies. Therefore, Doug does not believe that the document or the existence of the images on his phone is inappropriate. In addition, he has attested to using his personal phone “thousands of times” to take documentary photos at crime and accident scenes.
Doug testified: “I know I did nothing wrong. He later admitted to not having any recollection of the police academy educating him about family members’ rights to images of the death of loved ones.
Doug also claimed he deleted all pictures and text messages with the deputy commander after arriving home the same night after the accident.
Declaration of Deputy Minister Taking death photos on personal phones is a “common practice” of the Police
Before Doug’s testimony, a woman who lost two loved ones in the accident testified when she saw an official release photos of the scene of the accident. Luella Weireter said that former Los Angeles County fire captain Tony Imbrenda showed photos of the remains at an awards ceremony in February 2020. She testified that the former captain’s wife invited her. see Kobe’s body on her husband’s phone. Also, Luella said she heard another fire official say, “Just look at Kobe’s charred body and I’m about to eat.”
Vanessa Bryant was reportedly not present in the courtroom during Doug’s testimony. The trial will resume on Monday with testimony continuing.
