Anthony Flematti

Anthony Flematti is a Canton Fire Department firefighter and paramedic who responded to the 6:06 AM emergency dispatch to 34 Fairview Road during the January 29, 2022 snowstorm. As the lead paramedic on scene, he assessed and treated John O'Keefe, who was found unresponsive and buried to mid-chest in snow. Flematti's testimony in Trial 1 centered on two key areas: his clinical observations of O'Keefe's condition and injuries, and Karen Read's repeated statement — 'I hit him, I hit him, oh my God, I hit him' — which he relayed as a potential explanation for O'Keefe's injuries. His account was subjected to detailed cross-examination over the absence of that statement from his written paramedic report.