Grand Jury Testimony
OFFICER DAVID FINNEGAN
called as a witness the 6th of July and was examined and testified as follows:
EXAMINATION
BY MS. WALLACE:
Q: Good morning, Officer Finnegan.
A: Morning.
Q: Did you report to a call at 597 Montgomery Place on the night of July 2nd at approximately 11:45 p.m.?
A: Yes.
Q: And what was the nature of that call?
A: It was a report of a suspected homicide.
Q: What occurred when you arrived at the scene?
A: My partner, Officer Romano, and I entered the residence to assist officers already on scene.
Q: What did you observe when you entered the home?
A: There was a lot of blood on the stairs and the walls. There was a golf club near the body. They had marked it off so nobody touched it. The victim’s husband was there.
Q: Anything else?
A: The EMTs had arrived just before us, and they were attempting to revive the victim with CPR and to control the bleeding.
Q: Were they able to revive her?
A: No. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Q: What did you do then?
A: My partner and I were standing with the victim’s husband when the crime scene unit detectives arrived, followed by ADA Lewis and Detective Mendez. The crime scene unit started taking photos so that the body could be removed.
Q: And what was ADA Lewis doing?
A: Just observing. The ADA on homicide duty overnight comes to the scene, but they don’t talk.
Q: What was Detective Mendez doing?
A: He started talking to Mr. Grayson.
Q: At any point, did Mr. Grayson appear to be cryingor similarly emotional?
A: No. He made some noises. But there were no visible tears.
Q: Did Detective Mendez eventually get Mr. Grayson to move outside?
A: I don’t know.
Q: Why not?
