The case of th State vs. Antonio Brown Sr. reconvened this morning  at 9 a.m. At the Riely County Court House. The prosecutor Ellen Mitchell for the State of Kansas called on several officers that helped in the investigation of 612 W Prescott in Salina, Kansas for the murder of Clayden Urbanek.

The first witness called to the stand was Officer Christopher Kite, an investigator for the Salina County Sheriff’s office for 6 years. On Oct, 4th 2011 Kite was called to locate Antonio Brown Sr. as a possible suspect in a homicide, and was advised that he had left on foot towards Walgreens. Officer Kite checked Walgreens and several other residences in Salina, including 617 W Prescott, where the owners of the 612 W Prescott lived. Kites watched the house for three hours and did not note any one home.

Prosecution also called Investigator Carlos Londono, who has been with the Salina Police Department for 9 years. Londono responded on Oct. 4 2011 to 612 W Prescott where he met with Lt. Geary of the Salina Police Department. He was then sent to the 600 block of Washington, one block north of the Prescott house, where he found Brittney Betzel’s 2004 Pontiac. Londono started surveillance on the vehicle in case Brown were to return to the vehicle. Shortly after setting up the perimeter, Michael Slate left his mother’s van, which then parked, and approached the vehicle and started searching the car. Londono approached and apprehended Slate in order to bring him in for questioning. Londono then left to 617 W Prescott to search the home, as well as other addresses that were thought to be tied to Brown.

Another police officer that responded to the case was Mathew Halton, a Salina police officer for 13 years, also took the stand. Halton arrived on the scene of 612 W Prescott, where he then applied for a search warrant to the house and Brittney Betzel’s Sunfire. Halton was there for around 7 hours, where he noticed the residence was under renovation, there was little food, and construction materials were found around the home. One piece of evidence stuck out, a drain cover that had been purchased at Ace Hardware.

Jessica Patterson, an evidence technician who also responded to 612 W Prescott and investigated Brittney’s car, was also called to the stand. In her testimony she identified a piece of evidence, a receipt from Ace Hardware on Oct. 4 at 9:49 a.m.
The case is scheduled to run for at least three more days before the jury will deliberate. The Little Apple Post will continue to cover the case, and will update regularly.