Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Day One: Officer called in to secure ST. E's ER room where Lindsey was

Officer Joseph Cucharale takes the stand to testify. He has been a patrolman, he says, for 14 years.

He says he was not working that day in April, but was called in to work after 10 p.m., reporting directly to the UPD Headquarters, where he was directed to St. Elizabeth Medical Center to secure the room in the ER where Officer Lindsey was worked on.

Cucharale says that when he had gotten to the station he had learned Officer Lindsey was dead. Upon arrival at the hospital, he requested some sheets and covered up Lindsey's body.

There were items such as his duty vest, duty belt, boots, socks, swipe card, notebook, calendar, handcuffs, and other items belonging to Officer Lindsey in the room, which Officer Cucharale collected.

All these items - including Lindsey's gun - were secured, and photographs were taken for evidence. Once the items were collected and the photos taken, Officer Cucharale said that he transported the body to the morgue in order to secure evidence. Two employees from teh hospital , one of which was a security guard, accompanied him to the morgue.

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