Farmington Hills Sgt Richard Wehby, lead detective
2nd day on the stand
PLEASE READ FROM BOTTOM TO TOP FOR TESTIMONY:
Court is going into a short recess.
by Gina Damron 10:17 AM
No further questions for Wehby.
by Gina Damron 10:16 AM
Skrzynski asked about the photos he saw of the blood on Young's pants. Wehby said that since the clothing was already taken from Young, he looked at the pictures taken by another officer, who used his cell phone.
by Gina Damron 10:16 AM
Wehby: He did not ask Young about the blood smears, which appeared to be drag marks.
by Gina Damron 10:14 AM
Wehby: He believed the blood on the foyer floor leading to the stairs to be drag marks.
by Gina Damron 10:14 AM
McCarthy is now asking questions about the scene and blood on the floor. Wehby testified that he was told about Rose and Salvatore Cipriano's positions on the stairs.
by Gina Damron 10:13 AM
McCarthy asked questions about the fact that items in that room are someone's personal property.
by Gina Damron 10:13 AM
An image of Tucker Cipriano's former bedroom at the home in Farmington Hills is being projectd on a screen.
by Gina Damron 10:10 AM
McCarthy: Young said Tucker Cipriano drove the truck from Keego Harbor down to Farmington Hills?
Wehby: Young said he had driven the truck to the Cipriano house, then changed his story to stay Tucker Cipriano drove there.
by Gina Damron 10:10 AM
McCarthy: Did you ask Young about the blood on his pants during the interview at the hospital?
Wehby: He was shown photos taken by another officer. Young's clothing had already been taken off. He did not ask Young about the blood on his pants.
by Gina Damron 10:08 AM
McCarthy asking more questions now.
by Gina Damron 10:07 AM
Wehby: "To me it was the on off, being able to turn that emotion off." Young smirked and asked how Wehby thought things were going for him, he said.
by Gina Damron 10:06 AM
Skrzynski is asking about the demeanor change Young had after a previous court hearing in district court. In court he appeared upset. When he got to the police department, Wehby testified, Young's demeanor changed.
by Gina Damron 10:06 AM
Wehby: The one digital recorder assigned to the detective bureau when he was in that bureau was not available at the time.
by Gina Damron 10:04 AM
Skrzynski: Why weren't you thinking about a tape recorder?
Wehby: There was no recorder to take. He previously testified that one was not available. "We don't carry that equipment" with them. It is not assigned to them. If Young had not gone to the hospital, he would have been taken to the police department, where the interview would have been recorded.
by Gina Damron 10:04 AM
Wehby said he got to Botsford Hospital the day of the attack between 4-5 a.m. He said there was a lot going on that morning. He said he had to worry about the scene getting processed, interviews had to be done with Isabella and Tanner Cipriano, family members were coming to the hospital, he had to interview Young, Tucker Cipriano was still at large.
by Gina Damron 10:03 AM
Skrzynski is asking questions about rules for interviewing people brought ot the police station. Wehby said there is an interview room in the station and another in the jail area. The rooms are wired for recording interviews.
by Gina Damron 9:59 AM
Wehby: He said he vividly remembers the scene in the foyer of the house. There were two blood smears toward the stairs. Wehby said he believes victims were dragged.
Rose and Salvatore Cipriano were found in the stairwell heading downstairs, according to earlier testimony from officers.
by Gina Damron 9:57 AM
Wehby: Young said he was hit with a baseball bat, but he did not look like he had been.
by Gina Damron 9:53 AM
Wehby: At first Young said Tucker Cipriano could be found in Tennessee or Mexico.
by Gina Damron 9:52 AM
Wehby: Young's wallet, driver's license, social security card and passport were found at the home in Keego Harbor.
by Gina Damron 9:51 AM
Wehby: Originally Young said Tucker went in the house through a door and then let him in. Once Wehby told him they saw the garage window open, Young admitted he helped Tucker through the window.
by Gina Damron 9:50 AM
Wehby: Af first Young told him he hadn't been involved in the attack at all.
by Gina Damron 9:47 AM
Oakland County Assistant Prosecutor John Skrzynski is asking more questions.
by Gina Damron 9:47 AM
No further questions from McCarthy.
by Gina Damron 9:46 AM
Wehby: Young was cooperative with information about Tucker Cipriano. Regarding his involvement, Young was cooperative with confronted with an inconsistency in his story.
by Gina Damron 9:46 AM
McCarthy asking whether Young would be considered cooperative.
by Gina Damron 9:46 AM
Wehby: Young admitted to hittng Rose Cipriano after being confronted with an inconsistency in his story.
by Gina Damron 9:45 AM
Wehby: After being confronted Young admitted to striking Rose Cipriano one or two times in the head with a bat.
by Gina Damron 9:44 AM
McCarthy is asking questions about the two home invasions at the Cipriano home before the attack. Ian Zinderman, who was with Tucker Cipriano and Young before the assault, testified he helped Tucker break in twice. Younng stayed in the truck, Zinderman testified.
by Gina Damron 9:40 AM
Wehby testified that, once leaving the courtroom, Young's demeanor changed within the five to 10 minutes it took to get him to the police station. Wehby said Young smiled and asked him "off the record" how he was doing.
by Gina Damron 9:38 AM
Wehby previously testified, and is testifying again today, Young, looking at the TV cameras, appeared upset during an earlier court hearing in district court. Wehby testified that the jury box was filled with members of the media. The courtroom was full.
by Gina Damron 9:30 AM
Wehby: Young asked him at one point how much trouble he was in. "It depends on your involvement and how much trouble you're in" is up to the prosecutors, Wehby said he told Young.
by Gina Damron 9:29 AM
Wehby: He was not present when DNA swabs were taken from Young's body.
by Gina Damron 9:27 AM
Young had blood on his cheeks, under his nose and on his chin, Wehby said.
by Gina Damron 9:26 AM
Wehby: Young had a dislocated jaw and said he was hit with a bat.
by Gina Damron 9:25 AM
"Mr. Young admitted his culpability when confronted with the inconsistencies" in his story, Wehby testified.
by Gina Damron 9:24 AM
Interviews with Tucker Cipriano were recordered, Wehby testified.
by Gina Damron 9:23 AM
McCarthy is asking whether the interviews conducted at the Farmington Hills PD were all recorded. Wehby testifed that at least some were.
by Gina Damron 9:23 AM
McCarthy is asking about a digital audio recording device. Wehby testified the device was not available.
by Gina Damron 9:21 AM
Wehby said he was called in from home to work the night of the attack.
by Gina Damron 9:19 AM
"He wanted to advise me that Tucker Cipriano used his phone," Wehby said.
by Gina Damron 9:14 AM
Wehby: Young was concerned about phone calls Tucker Cipriano made using his phone.
by Gina Damron 9:14 AM
Wehby: Young was diagnosed with a dislocated jaw at Botsford.
Police officers testifed last weel that Young told authorities he was hit in the face with a baseball bat.
by Gina Damron 9:13 AM
Wehby: Young said he did participate after being confronted with an inconsistency in his story.
by Gina Damron 9:12 AM
Wehby: Isabella told police she saw Young participating in the attack.
by Gina Damron 9:11 AM
Wehby is read Tucker Cipriano's height as being 5-foot-7
by Gina Damron 9:10 AM
McCarthy handed Wehby a copy of the police arrest prisoner tracking form.
by Gina Damron 9:09 AM
McCarthy is asking if Wehby knows Tucker Cipriano's size.
by Gina Damron 9:09 AM
Good morning Gina and all the other bloggers. Great coverage. Hope you all had a great weekend. Wonderful weather and more to come it seems.
by Livonia Watching 9:06 AM
McCarthy is referencing Wehby's testimony from Friday that Salvatore Cipriano, who was injured in the attack, was a baseball player.
by Gina Damron 9:06 AM
Wehby testifed Friday, and again today, that the cell phone service provider was able to locate Young's phone, which was in the truck located in Keego Harbor.
by Gina Damron 9:04 AM
Wehby: He asked Young where the parked prior to the attack and Young told him an office building parking lot near the Farmington Hills neighborhood. Young also told him that he had a cell phone and that it was in his truck.
by Gina Damron 9:03 AM
Wehby, testifying this morning, said he asked Young where Tucker Cipriano would go.
by Gina Damron 9:00 AM
Tucker Cipriano pleaded no contest last week to felony murder. He is scheduled to be sentenced in July.
by Gina Damron 8:59 AM
Wehby testified on Friday that he spoke to Young at Botsford Hospital, where Young was taken after being found at the Cipriano home following the attack. Wehby said Friday that Young blamed Tucker Cipriano for the attack on Robert Cipriano. "Tucker went crazy" and hit his father with the bat, Wehby said Young told him.
by Gina Damron 8:58 AM
Wehby is testifying that the most likely point of entry into the house was garage window, which police had found was opened.
by Gina Damron 8:57 AM
Young's grandmother is again in the courtroom. Before the jury was brought in, he looked at her and nodded.
by Gina Damron 8:54 AM
Farmington Hills Sgt. Richard Wehby is back in the stand. He testified on Friday. He is now being cross examined by Michael McCarthy, Mitchell Young's attorney.
by Gina Damron 8:52 AM
Good morning, everyone. Judge Shalina Kumar just took the bench. The jury will be brought out shortly.
by Gina Damron 8:47 AM
The Mitchell Young trial continues today. Young is accused in the beating death of Farmington Hills resident Robert Cipriano, whose wife and son, Rose and Salvatore Cipriano, were severely injured in the April 2012 attack.
Free Press staff writer Gina Damron is in the coutroom. She will answer questions during breaks.
by Gina Damron 9:07 AM
http://www.freep.com/article/20130624/NEWS03/306240051/mitchell-young-tucker-cipriano-trial-baseball-bat-attack-oakland-county-circuit-court-murder
I am praying that he will recover and be able to go home soon. I had a friend who was in a bad car accident, and had a closed head injury. As I remember, it took at least 3 years before she was close to being as she had been before. She was in the hospital for a long time, then had to live with her parents for quite a while. She had been an accountant, and was not ever able to go back to that field 
