Mohr testified that Stauch never exhibited signs of having dissociative identity disorder - like having no recollection of certain prior events - and told Mohr on March 9 that she had “control of her brain” and that she wanted to “advocate for herself.”
Mohr said Stauch would “blurt out” case-related info or voluntarily offer up details without prompting. Mohr said she encouraged Stauch to not speak about her case with anyone except her attorneys.
Mohr just said she believed she was the first person to tell Stauch that Gannon’s body had been found, and that he was not alive, but did not say where. Mohr said Stauch then voluntarily said “she was never in Florida.” Prosecutor asks why Stauch brought up FL w/out prompting.
Mohr is now recalling how Stauch began to report increasing nightmares, desires to leave the medical ward and overall mental illness over that spring. Said June 5 was the first time Stauch brought up trauma from molestation at age 14.
Prosecutor said June 5 was the same day she began to raise competency issues in court, and Mohr noted that Stauch now wanted to go back to the medical ward.
Mohr said multiple staff had concerns that Stauch was “going to act out because she wants to be listed as crazy.” Mohr said inmates accused of high-profile crimes may have ulterior motives to “fake” mental illness, and that Stauch’s claims were “inconsistent” with true symptoms.
Mohr said Stauch‘s behavior reflected that of someone who may skew their behavior according to court proceedings, and of someone who was faking bipolar disorder & dissociative identity disorder, rather than suffering from those diagnoses.
Time for cross-exam. Defense attorney Will Cook is questioning Mohr on litigation against EPSO/the county jail regarding a large Covid outbreak in 2020, and seems to be making ties between the quality of care under her leadership and that litigation.
For background, I believe Cook is referring to this case, where for-profit jail medical care provider, Wellpath (Mohr’s employer at the time) was sued for itsCovid outbreak mitigation.
Afternoon recess until 3:40 pm MT.
Cook asks if, because she was not monitored constantly while locked up 23/7, it was possible that she shifted personalities in her cell. He’s also questioning whether Mohr could rule out various disorders within a 30-40-minute initial assessment.
Mohr says that someone actually experiencing those disorders would usually self-report due to a lower quality of life: “There would be a general concern that I would expect someone to report.”
She also said that even if they don’t self-report, there would be observable oddities.
In the redirect, the prosecutor asks Mohr if, in a jail setting, clinicians must be extra careful diagnosing inmates because of the higher chance of a motive to fake disorders. Mohr said “yes.”
Plenty of objections from both sides during X-exam and redirect, and some jurors look plenty amused. Cook just objected to hearsay, and prosecutor Young was about to defend himself. Judge Werner: “Stop, both of you.”
Cook, to Werner: “Can you advise Mr. Young to not taunt me?”
Mohr also noted during redirect that no other family member or other staff at the jail had ever reported dissociative behavior by
#LeteciaStauch. Said it’s very common for family to be aware of, as well as report, those oddities.
Cook, granted more questioning, is disputing the prosecution’s jail document showing that no attorney visited
#Stauch prior to Mohr’s first assessment on March 5 (when Stauch voluntarily brought up Florida).
Cook says that log doesn’t include WebEx visits, implying he could …
… have told Stauch about Gannon’s body found in Florida ahead of Mohr’s assessment.
That line of questioning has been cut off, as Judge Werner is dismissing the jury for the day.
Sorry, not necessarily Cook. He’s telling Werner he may want to present new defense witnesses (if Stauch agrees) next week, likely the attorneys who allegedly met Stauch on March 5.
That’s all for today! Follow
@ZachNDupont tomorrow for updates.
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After the Jury is Dismissed this is what was going on-- Someone else, not her previous attorneys, might've told Letecia that Gannon's body was found, and that person says Letecia was not told the body was found in Florida. Letecia just came up with the statement, "I wasn't in Florida" without Florida ever being mentioned. This is a big deal coming up! It's possible the Judge will need to talk to Letecia and two more witnesses may be added.
