Telecommunications Dept. of Warren County. He works as an application analyst.

Direct Exam – Travis Vieux

He keeps records for emergency services department. He kept records for Ryan’s 911 call and prepared copies of the recording.     As Vieux shows him print out of the CAD system, Sebansianelli says they are stored on the computer from 2-3 yrs back. The CAD records do not include seconds, only hours and minutes. They have another computer system that holds all the records of the CAD system. They include status changes for police, law, and fire and he pulled these DSS reports to get the seconds as well as the hours and minutes. Vieux put the report up on the screen and points out the address, callers name and type of call. Sebastianelli looks at the TV screen to explain the dates and times on the records. Vieux questions the witness about what each line means in the records and about time of response by officers. Sebansianelli says the system records in military time and the dispatcher initiated the call at 22:48. During the first minute, the CAD shows the units that were recommended to respond and also shows all units that DID respond.   A comment from the dispatcher is noted on the report; “water still in the tub”, The report says that the deputy was on scene [OS] at 22:52 and the medics responded at 22:53. [On scene doesn’t mean that responders are in the house, up in the bedroom. They have a touch screen in their vehicles that they use when they are nearing the location.]

Vieux presents a CD copy of the 911 call. Sebastianelli says the 911 recording system is all digital and recordings begin by either a phone call or other activity on the channel. If nothing is heard, nothing is recorded.

Vieux then pulls up a file, which he opens, showing three audio (WAV) files making up the 911 call. Sebastianelli explains that these are not three separate calls, but all part of one call. He also explains that if the call drops below a certain threshold of volume, it will stop recording to save space on the servers, but be ready to record again if the volume level increases beyond the threshold.  If there are 10 seconds of silence of sound below -50 dbm, it stops recording. If there is 32 milliseconds of sound above -48dbm, the recording picks up again.   In regards to Ryan’s 911 call, there are some pauses that did not fall below the dbm threshold to shut off the recording, but the recording did shut off twice during the complete call.  The system continues to record until either the caller hangs up or there is no sound level to pick up. The time marks show 22:49:53 when the first recording began, 22:54:31 was when the recording picked up again, and 22:56:11 was the third time the recording picked up. By looking at the end time of one call and the start time of the second, you can determine how long the silence was.   The date is placed on the file, once it is logged into the system.   The system automatically creates that name.   The create time was 10:48:35; the incident time on the 911 call shows 10:49:53. There is a difference in time because they are two different computer systems and each has their own time source so they don't necessarily match. The length of time between the end of the first recording segment and beginning of the second, was 14 seconds of silence. The silence between the end of the second recording segment and beginning of the third, was 51 seconds. The total time of the call was six minutes, 21 seconds.

The 911 call is played for the jury and begins with Ryan frantically telling the operator   "My wife fell asleep in the bath tub, I think she's dead." Ryan’s dog, CJ is barking excitedly in the background.   He tells the dispatcher that the water is draining out of the tub and that she was in the tub 15 to 30 minutes. He also tells the dispatcher that she falls asleep in the tub all the time. He can be heard crying as he tells the dispatcher that she’s still in the tub. The dispatcher tells him to get Sarah out of the tub and onto a flat surface. Ryan is also told to unlock his front door for EMTs. The dispatcher then tells him to try CPR [ but the dispatcher doesn’t explain to Ryan, what to do] . Ryan can be heard saying, “come on Sarah, come on baby….”.   [Ryan is crying in court as the 911 call is being played]

Gutierrez begins her cross-examination.

Sebastianelli says the clarification of times was not available at the last trial; that he prepared this report on his own.   She verifies with him that as soon as the 911 operator picks up the phone, the time is denoted. The recording started at 10:49:53, according to the computer that records the audio. Gutierrez questions the differences between the two computer systems that record times. Gutierrez shows him a document which shows the call came in at 10:48 almost a full minute ("50 seconds") before an officer was dispatched. Sebastianelli explains that the CAD computer and audio recording is supposed to be synced, but that is not his responsibility to keep them synced. He says there was about a 1:15 discrepancy.   The dispatcher who took the call was Ron Kronenberger and he made notes in the CAD that the water was drained but Sarah was still in the tub, according to Ryan.

The record shows Bishop was on the scene at 22:52. Sebastianelli says that it doesn't mean he's actually in the house and in the bedroom.   Officers may use "OS" (on scene) when they get nearby, and don't have to be at the scene getting out of the car. Sebastianelli says that in a police cruiser the officer can touch their screen to respond, or their radio to update their status to the call, such as, they are at the scene. When an officer is dispatched their name will show up on the records. The reason is for officer safety, to know where they are at all times.   Gutierrez approaches the witness, handing him the CAD report. She asks him if there was a deputy Chris Wong responding? The witness says he does not see him listed. Nor does he find Tim Rector.   Nothing further...

No redirect.