2024-09-19 14:10:03
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Day three in the Carly Gregg Murder Trial has wrapped up, with the teen’s defense attorneys officially resting their case.
The jury heard from four witnesses brought forward by the defense. Those were a juvenile, Gregg’s stepfather, Heath Smylie, Deputy Tony Shack, and Psychiatrist Dr. Andrew Clark.
The defense started with the juvenile and Gregg’s stepfather.
They then moved on to Deputy Shack and presented his body cam footage to the court from when he drove Gregg back to the scene.
In this footage, you see when officers fixed her handcuffs and Gregg asks about her stepfather.
Gregg: “Is my stepdad okay?”
Deputy: “I don’t know, baby. I can’t talk to you about that right now. Are you okay?”
Gregg: “Yeah, I’m fine.”
Deputy: “She don’t even know about her mom.”
The defense drilled the deputy because he muted his body camera while talking to other members of law enforcement while at the scene, but he claims he strictly discussed a “personnel issue” while his body cam was muted.
They then moved on to Dr. Clark who conducted a psychiatric evaluation on Gregg after the incident.
He diagnosed her with Bipolar 2 disorder after that.
According to Dr. Clark, Gregg told him her memory went blank when she got home during the shooting, and the next thing she remembers is when the deputy picked her up.
The teen’s medication was switched from Zoloft to Lexapro a week before the incident, but the doctor says she didn’t make the switch properly.
Dr. Clark testified that the medication made Gregg’s mood swings worse the day of the shooting and that she was hearing voices.
Dr. Clark says after viewing the home footage of the incident, it was concerning for him.
“One problem is, you know, when I saw the video of the kitchen at 4:10 in the afternoon, you hear the shot she comes in, she looks to me to be cool and collected and unemotional. I would have expected, had she panicked, that she would be quite agitated and emotionally aroused. I didn’t see that at all.”
The doctor was then asked by the prosecution if Gregg was not aware of her actions, but he said he did not have enough information to determine if the medicine change made her do what she is alleged of.
We could see more witnesses and evidence on day four. The Judge did tell the jury if the case is finished by tomorrow and if they are asked to come to a verdict, they will stay at the courthouse until a verdict is reached.
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