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WARREN -- The moment officers discovered the girlfriend of 26-year-old Adam Spaid attempting to nurse his gunshot wounds inside the kitchen of their Milton Street home was shown in court Tuesday for the first time as evidence for the prosecution's murder case against Ronique Requel.
Requel is one of several alleged assailants the prosecution says forced their way into the home of Spaid and his girlfriend, Gabrielle McCullough, the night of Feb. 5 when a home invasion turned deadly. A portion of the body cam video was shown as an officer entered the back door of the home and made the discovery.
A sobbing McCullough was told by officer Abigail Krafcik to "apply pressure" numerous times as a semiresponsive Spaid attempted to answer questions asked by police, according to the body cam video.
Addressing the fact that Krafcik did not attempt to treat Spaid herself, Krafcik told jurors that at that time, the house was not deemed safe and upon the arrival of officers, they were told the suspects were in the basement of the home. She said it was her duty to secure that portion of the home, so she could not tend to Spaid.
Police asked Spaid as he laid on the kitchen floor who shot him, but he told officers that he was unsure. McCullough told officers that the man who broke into their home was upstairs.
Family and friends of Spaid struggled to keep their composure, with some shedding tears, as the footage depicting Spaid's last moments were shown. Later, Krafcik's body cam footage showed the moment she appeared at the hospital as doctors performed an initial evaluation on Spaid.
She estimated at the time that Spaid had been shot about 10 to 18 times and was told by medical professionals he was in "grave, but stable condition."
She told jurors that a medical helicopter later transported Spaid to another hospital, where he eventually died as a result of his injuries.
Warren police Sgt. Trevor Sumption's body camera footage also was played for jurors Tuesday. The footage shows Requel placed in the back of a police cruiser after police got him off the roof of the home, where he attempted to climb down. He told officers "they were shooting at me," the footage shows.
Requel in the video identified himself to Sumption, telling them his name and address. During the exchange, Requel told Sumption that he was at the home "to see a female."
Warren police detective Brian Crites' testimony was used to substantiate much of the evidence collected, including the orange Grub Hub bag the prosecution said Christian Chaney, 17, of Struthers, used in an attempt to lure Spaid and McCullough to the door.
The defense raised the question of whether a gunshot residue test was administered to determine who fired the shots that night. Crites told defense counsel that the residue evidence is used seldomly and known to yield inaccurate results.
Testimony will resume today.