• McGrath’s attorney, Joseph Murtha, told reporters he was “shocked” by his client’s absence.
• After having a “substantively productive conversation” with his client on Sunday, Murtha said he planned to meet McGrath outside the courthouse ahead of the trial, but McGrath never appeared.
• Authorities conducted a welfare check at McGrath’s home in Naples, Florida, but he was not at the residence, according to multiple reports.

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