GUILTY IA - Sterling Koehn, 4 mos, starved to death, Alta Vista, 30 Aug 2017

[HayLouise]

Koehn said he never changed diapers bc it made him sick.

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[HayLouise]

Koehn said he noticed smell coming from Sterling's room and removed bag of dirty diapers on Aug28, 2017.

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[HayLouise]

Koehn said he didn't feed Sterling a lot bc they were on opposite schedules -- work and sleep. Didn't disturb him bc he was super colicy

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[HayLouise]

Koehn said when Harris took Sterling out of room in car seat covered in blanket in last few weeks.

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[Emi]

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Koehn said he wasn't sure if Sterling was his bc lighter complexion and blue eyes, but even if not, he'd still care for the baby.

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Koehn said he never changed diapers bc it made him sick.

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Koehn said he noticed smell coming from Sterling's room and removed bag of dirty diapers on Aug28, 2017.

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Koehn said he didn't feed Sterling a lot bc they were on opposite schedules -- work and sleep. Didn't disturb him bc he was super colicy

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Koehn said when Harris took Sterling out of room in car seat covered in blanket in last few weeks.

 

[HayLouise]

Koehn said Sterling's bedroom was dark bc he'd squint at light.

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Koehn said he had no interaction w/ Sterling on Aug29, 2017.

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[HayLouise]

Koehn said Harris woke him up around noon on Aug. 30, 2017. crying on her knees, saying "he's gone, he's gone" He touched him, baby was cold

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[HayLouise]

Koehn said he had trouble trying to find a signal to call 911.

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[HayLouise]

Koehn said Sterling's death wasn't all Harris' fault.

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[HayLouise]

Harris w daughter on bodycam



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[HayLouise]

State had questioned Koehn about working hauling manure, but couldn't handle diapers. Responded that the smells are different.

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[HayLouise]

Koehn was asked about how daughter and parents were fed but son was starving to death, said "I put my trust in the wrong person."

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[HayLouise]

Koehn admitted that it looked like he took better care of his dog than his own son.

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[HayLouise]

Koehn told DCI he quit using meth 2 weeks before Sterling's death. because of financial reasons. after 10 years of use.

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[HayLouise]

Koehn said Sterling looked fine when he saw him Aug. 28 and maybe a week or so before that.

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[HayLouise]

Koehn said he traded his leftover drugs for baby supplies, bottles, clothing, blankets in Twin Lakes, Minnesota.

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Bbm

 

[HayLouise]

Koehn said he should have stepped up, should have known. He had seen "mood swings" in Harris

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[HayLouise]

Done with the defense evidence. Defense attorney Hawbaker said Harris won't testify

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Lunch break, about 45 minutes

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[TxMother67]

Koehn admitted that it looked like he took better care of his dog than his own son.

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I have no words....... poor Sterling.

 

[HayLouise]

Back after lunch, Defense rests. State rebuttal witness is Jame Dennert, a psychiatrist.

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Dennert worked on PTSD at Mercy Medical, Des Moines. Also does telemedicine for Clinton area.

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