The majority of Wednesday morning's attempted murder trial of Eric Graves dealt with the testimony of Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department Detective Josh Spangle.
Spangle serves as a crime scene technician for KCSD.
Prosecuting Attorney R. Steven Hearn went through crime scene photos with Spangle and entered Graves' weapons into evidence.
Spangle said that Graves had a total of 131 live rounds of ammunition to go along with two spent shell casings.
Spangle also showed the jury the laser on the weapon Graves had pulled when he first arrived at the Wireman residence.
Graves is accused of the attempted murders of Carl Wireman, a Mutli-Township EMT at the time, and his 14-year-old-daughter on April 13. Graves and Wireman's wife, Regina, had been involved in an affair that lasted six years.
Photos of Carl Wireman taken April 13 show injuries to his hands and feet. Wireman was barefoot when he and Graves became involved in an altercation outside of the Wireman residence.
During cross examination, defense attorney Daniel Vanderpool pressed Spangle on blood spots found outside the residence, throughout the house and in the garage.
The only things sent to the Indiana State Police were the Browning .22 gun that Graves shot himself with, along with a magazine for the gun. Swabs from Wireman and Graves also were sent in.
Only DNA from Graves was found on the weapon.
Both Regina and Carl Wireman took the stand Wednesday. Both were called out for inconsistencies in their testimony by Vanderpool.
Carl Wireman was one of the last witnesses of the day.
He recalled how Graves came to his home and pointed a weapon at him, and threatened him and his daughter before the two men became involved in an altercation on the Wireman's front lawn.
There were two differences, however, in Wireman's testimony Wednesday and in statements he gave KCSD Det./Sgt Todd Sautter the night of April 13.
In his testimony, Wireman said Graves had the storm door open when Wireman answered the door.
In his comments to Sautter, he said the storm door was closed, and when Graves threatened him, Wireman pushed open the storm door, knocking Graves back.
Wireman told Sautter that Graves didn't have a gun in his hand when Wireman's daughter came to the front door. In his testimony, Wireman said that when his daughter came to the door, Graves had a gun in his hand and was pulling the trigger.
Wireman said he and Graves were talking the entire time of their altercation. Wireman said Graves kept saying, "I'm dead, you're dead, we're all dead."
After Vanderpool tried to cast some doubt on whether Graves shot himself, Hearn asked Wireman point blank.
"Did you shoot (Eric Graves)?" asked Hearn.
"No," said Wireman.
Vanderpool also tried to get Wireman to set a firm time on how long the altercation took place.
Wireman said that due to the nature of the attack, it "felt like it was an hour," but acknowledged the time frame suggested the fight only lasted around 15 minutes.
Regina Wireman took the stand first and told of how her relationship with Graves started.
She stated there was an incident in summer 2006 when Graves said he was across the street from the EMS building in Warsaw with a laser sight pointed at Carl Wireman. In other statements, Regina Wireman stated the incident took place during either the winter months of 2006 or 2007.
She said that the relationship with Graves was on and off, but as late as April 2008, the two became involved again. That involvement led to her entry into a behavorial center in Fort Wayne.
While there she remained in contact with Graves. The night of April 13, she stated that her and Graves had a contentious conversation where he made suicidal comments and also asked for the whereabouts of Carl Wireman and their daughter.
Vanderpool played a conversation Regina Wireman had with Det. Joe Mooney April 14 which she never mentioned Graves asking about where her family was.
Regina Wireman stated that she didn't remember much of the interview with Mooney, and because of the trauma that had occurred, she was medicated during it.
Regina Wireman also painted a picture of Graves being a man who often talked about killing himself. According to her, Graves once put a gun to his head and threatened to shoot. She stated she began to leave due to her anger when she heard a gunshot. At that point she ran back to Graves' room and found he had shot at his bed.
The state called Kosciusko Community Hospital Dr. Dennis Mansfield to the stand. Mansfield stated that he reviewed all the medical information of Graves along with crime scene footage.
In Mansfield's opinion, he stated that Graves' gunshot wound was self-inflicted.
Vanderpool attempted to cast doubt as to whether Graves shot himself or not and often referred to a discharge summary by a neurosurgeon in South Bend. The summary said that entry wound would suggest that Graves used his left hand to shoot himself, but since Graves is right-handed, the shot may have been fired by someone else.
Mansfield stated that it appeared Graves broke his jaw before he shot himself, which may make it appear the entry wound came from a different point and that it is also common for people attempting suicide by shooting themselves to flinch.
During cross examination, Vanderpool attempted to discredit Mansfield.
"How many times have you testified for the state in a criminal matter?" asked Vanderpool.
"Three," said Mansfield.
"Am I right to assume you'll be paid for you testimony?" asked Vanderpool.
"We've only spoken in generalities," said Mansfield.
Mansfield also noted that Graves' wound indicated direct contact with a weapon and that caused his wound to be cauterized.
Keith Robbins, an advanced EMT with Multi-Township EMS, worked on Graves at the scene and said his condition was critical.
Robbins stated, during his testimony, that Graves would have died had Wireman not worked on him.
During cross examination, Vanderpool asked Robbins if Wireman was still employed with Multi-Township EMS. That drew an objection from Hearn, which was overruled.
Robbins stated that Wireman was not in the employment of Multi-Township EMS.
The Wireman's daughter was the last witness of the day. She stated she couldn't remember what happened, but did say she feared for her and her father's life.
The state called on two employees of the Indiana State Police who verified the evidence sent to the state lab was properly tested and marked.
KCSD deputy Chris McKeand was called on to show exterior and interior diagrams of the Wireman home.
