Darnell steps down. SLED agent Blake Johnston steps up to testify that he collected buccal swabs of CB Rowe (Murdaugh groundskeeper) and Connor Cook (2019 fatal boat crash survivor). He steps down.
Former SLED agent Lawrence Wiggins testifies he took buccal swabs of Roger Davis (believe he took care of the Murdaughs' dogs) and Anthony Cook (2019 fatal boat crash survivor). He steps down. We're humming along now.
The state calls its 25th witness, SLED agent Chandler Horney. I did not make this up.
Agent Horney collected buccal swabs of Morgan Doughty and Miley Altman, both survivors of the 2019 boat crash that killed 19-year-old Mallory Beach. Paul Murdaugh was criminally charged with driving the boat drunk when it crashed into a Beaufort County bridge piling.
The state's 26th witness is SLED agent Jomar "Joe" Albayalde. He took buccal swabs from Randy Murdaugh, Alex's older brother, and a couple of names I don't recognize and won't try to spell.
I didn't see the defense table at the time, but I imagine Murdaugh's legal team had to physically restrain Harpootlian from standing to cross-examine Agent Horney, given his affinity for slapstick humor.