STATEMENT OF SECURITY OFFICER JOHNATHON LAUREL
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SM. Benchley: You approached the subject, correct?
SO. Laurel: Yes.
SM. Benchley: Was this before or after the—
SO. Laurel: Before. I couldn't see them yet. The stairwell was too dark.
SM. Benchley: Your flashlights were malfunctioning.
SO. Laurel: Yes sir. They were flickering on and off, but I don't know why.
SM. Benchley: Did you hear anything?
SO. Laurel: I'm sorry?
SM. Benchley: Was the subject humming? Whimpering? Screaming?
SO. Laurel: No. Yes. I mean... I don't really remember.
SM. Benchley: You don't remember if Mr. Ruffio was humming?
SO. Laurel: Yes.
SM. Benchley: That's interesting.
SO. Laurel: I guess.
SM. Benchley: Can you describe his injuries?
SO. Laurel: I thought the report—
SM. Benchley: It does. I just want to know what you saw.
SO. Laurel: His hands were cut up. And his fingers. There was dried, crusty blood under his nose. Both his nostrils.
SM. Benchley: What else?
SO. Laurel: Pieces of broken glass. In his skin.
SM. Benchley: Where were they from?
SO. Laurel: I don't really know. But I guess... the lights.
SM. Benchley: From the lights?
SO. Laurel: The lightbulbs. The ones that are supposed to be on. In the stairwell.
SM. Benchley: The lights in the stairwell.
SO. Laurel: Yes. They were broken.
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