An LA County firefighter Wednesday strongly denied claims that he displayed grisly photos of Kobe Bryant's remains to colleagues at a social event a month after the chopper crash.
Captain Tony Imbrenda told a jury the pictures he took with his phone show red flags that signify the presence of human remains, but denied having images of bodies, according to NBCLosAngeles.
Kobe's wife, Vanessa Bryant and Chris Chester are suing LA County in federal court for invasion of privacy claiming responders took and shared photos of the gruesome scene. Chester's wife, Sarah, and their daughter, Payton, 13, were killed in the crash.
Luella Weireter, the wife of a firefighter, testified earlier in the trial that she saw Imbrenda share photos of remains and other images from the crash scene with others at a ceremony. She added that she declined to look when asked if she wanted to see.
But, the fire captain vehemently denied that on Wednesday. "Absolutely not. I'm adamantly testifying to the fact -- that never happened. It's just factually untrue,'' he told jurors.
Later, however, Fire Capt. Erik Scott said remembered seeing photos of the debris field of the crash site, including the red flags. He testified Wednesday he didn't recall seeing remains.
In a recording that was played for jurors, he said he saw feet, a torso and "a body bent in half," the reporters noted.
From the witness stand, a Los Angeles deputy apologized to the families for not telling them that deputies took photos and shared them with other officers.
"You're apologizing just days before this jury decides their case?" Chester's attorney, Jerry Jackson asked.
