Ballistics in trial are inconclusive
Thursday, June 26, 2008
David Wright with the Kansas Bureau of investigations testified in the trial of Theron Thomas Kent this afteroon and said that ballistic evidence in the case was determined to be inconclusive.
Wright testified that he examined bullet fragments taken from Beau Arndt's body and based upon examination determined the evidence to be inconclusive. Wright said he could neither identify or eliminate that the bullet fragments came from the gun submitted as evidence.
Later in testimony, Wright said while the bullet fragments were determined to be inconclusive, the bullet jacket, which is a coating that covers the actual bullet was detmined to have been shot from the rifle submitted in evidence. Another examiner verified that there was an agreement for the cartage case when compared to test fires with the rifle. This dermination wasn't reached until the final comparisons were done.
Stay turned for further details on the trial.
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