A retired Los Angeles County Fire Department captain on Monday told a jury that he was ordered to snap photos of the gory scene where a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others crashed in 2020.
Brian Jordan testified at trial in the federal invasion-of-privacy lawsuit brought by the NBA legend’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, saying he remembers high-ranking officials instructing him to take pictures of the Calabasas, Ca., crash site, TMZ reported.
“I followed many instructions that day but was told ‘take pictures, take pictures, take pictures,” Jordan told the court.
The ex-fire captain, however, said he couldn’t actually recall being at the scene of the wreck, blaming memory loss, according to the report.
Jordan retired in 2021, citing, in part, mental anguish from the Bryant accident.
He left the courtroom multiple times during Monday’s proceedings, notably after being hit with specific questions, TMZ said.
The first of three times he got up from the witness stand came after Vanessa Bryant’s lawyer asked him if he took photos of Kobe Bryant’s remains, according to Law and Crime.
“I’m sorry, your honor, I just had an image in my head that is not pleasant,” Jordan reportedly told the federal judge presiding.
At one point, Jordan turned to the judge and said, “I don’t want to hear this drama,” according to TMZ.
Asked if any of the photos he took were of body parts, he replied, “Thank you, now I see intestines in my head.”
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