Harris’ defense attorney, Maddox Kilgore, told a judge Harris was deaf in his right ear—the side that was closest to Cooper’s car seat—at a hearing last week.
While Stoddard testified police were never informed of Harris’ disability, posts from the account believed to belong to Harris detailed the incident that claimed his ability to hear on that side.
“I had a bottle rocket explode in my ear that was shot by friend,” the post reads. “It caused me to have vertigo/terrible balance and facial paralysis for long time, thankfully after two surgeries I have no outward issues, I’m just deaf in my right ear.”
However, the person believed to be Harris went on to say he was no longer affected by his partial deafness.
“
I really can’t tell anymore,” he wrote. “
I think my left ear has compensated for what I’m missing in my right ear.”
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