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

[HayLouise]

McA: "Would you agree you took better care of Leo (the dog) than you did your own son?"

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[HayLouise]

McA: you didn't pick up your child when you found he was dead?

Koehn: I could tell he was dead

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[HayLouise]

#ZacharyKoehn - Proseuctor asks him why he didn't grab him out of his swing.

Koehn: Because I could tell he was already dead.

Prosecutor: You didn't want to hold you baby and see what was wrong?

Koehn, No, he was cold

Cathy Russon on Twitter

#ZacharyKoehn - You were thinking about yourself and not your dead son?

Koehn: Not necessarily.

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[HayLouise]

McA: You used drugs for 10 years then 2 weeks before Sterling's death you quit cold turkey?

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[HayLouise]

McA:You told DCI you heard Sterling cry on Aug.30, now you say you didn't hearing him cry?

Koehn: I thought I did, his mom told me otherwise

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[HayLouise]

#ZacharyKoehn - Koehn: I didn't quit cold turkey it was just a money issue

Pros: what are you saying, you didn't quit cold turkey?

Koehn: I did, I mean it was just because of money

Cathy Russon on Twitter

 

[Yesiamapirate]

He is a terrible liar. IMHO, of course.

 

[HayLouise]

#ZacharyKoehn - Cross: You believe that Sterling laid in that night for 9 up to 14 days?

Koehn says he didn't know.

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[HayLouise]

#ZacharyKoehn - Pros: You never looked in to check on him?

Koehn says he did and he looked fine.

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[HayLouise]

Koehn: the weekend before his death, I was out trading meth for baby supplies, a bottle and toys, in TwinLake,Minn. ...

Jeff Reinitz on Twitter

... Quit using but had some drugs to trade.

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[HayLouise]

McA: Would you agree you failed Sterling?

Koehn: yes ... I should have stepped up, but I had my trust in the wrong person.

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[HayLouise]

Koehn: saw no signs of depression in Harris. Just mood swings.

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[Yesiamapirate]

So I have a question maybe someone can answer. He is charged with first degree murder and child endangerment. Are there other charges? What I am getting at is, can the jury find him guilty of lesser charges along with the endangerment or is it all or nothing?

 

[HayLouise]

McA: how come you didn't give Sterling to your brother?

Koehn: She wasn't agreeing to it.

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Koehn: I would buy formula before I bought recreational drugs.

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Back to redirect by defense ...

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Koehn: Just used meth to stay awake while driving truck for work.

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Koehn is done, leaves the stand ...

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[Hraefn]

McA: "Would you agree you took better care of Leo (the dog) than you did your own son?"

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Does anyone know how he answered this?

 

[Kankan]

Does anyone know how he answered this?

I wondered the same thing. I’d like to know. Although I’m sure it was along the lines of...”I just trusted the wrong person to care for him.” That seems to be his go to line.

 

[HayLouise]

oh ... Trial is done for the day, back on Tuesday

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[HayLouise]

Does anyone know how he answered this?

I’ve tweeted and asked, I’ll post if I get a reply

 

[AmyPond]

Koehn said he hadn't held Sterling in the last few days bc baby was usually asleep when he was home from work ...

Jeff Reinitz on Twitter

... he was super colicy. "I was not to disturb him when he was sleeping." had opposite sleep schedules.

Jeff Reinitz on Twitter

Poor baby didn't have colic. He was crying out of hunger, pain, fear, etc.

I hate these "parents." When is the mom's trial?

 

[HayLouise]

BREAKING #ZacharyKoehn - A juror had a "meltdown" after Koehn's testimony today. The judge excused the juror and will be replaced with an alternate.

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