Court resumed after a lunch break with sparks flying between defense attorney Alan Jackson and first responder Timothy Nuttall as Jackson questioned the firefighter on his recollection of hearing Karen Read allegedly say, “I hit him” three times as paramedics tended to O’Keefe.
Jackson then provided a report filed by former lead investigator Michael Proctor, grilling Nuttall on if he claimed to witness Read praying over O’Keefe’s body. Jackson pressed Nuttall on testimony he provided last year conceding that his memory surrounding the incident was faulty.
The fiery exchange led Nuttall to testify that he did not tell Proctor he saw Read paying over O’Keefe, but did recall Read saying, “I hit him, I hit him, I hit him.”
Showing dashcam footage from that night, Jackson seemingly looked to discredit Nuttall on if and when Read allegedly told Nuttall, “I hit him. Jackson pointed out inconsistencies in Nuttall’s testimony, highlighting that Read was filmed standing in a different location than where Nuttall said when she allegedly made the confession.
Prosecutor Hank Brennan followed up with a line of questioning, highlighting the state’s video provided timestamps and featured a different timeframe from when first responders were tending to O’Keefe, including the point where Read supposedly admitted to hitting O’Keefe.
