Bridget Mihan - Direct - Day 3 - Commonwealth v. Read

Defense impeaches paramedic Whitley's evolving account of Read's hospital statements, while phone records and surveillance footage establish the digital record of O'Keefe's final evening.

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Direct

1 55:53

JUDGE CANNONE: Your next witness, Mr. Brennan.

2 55:57

MR. BRENNAN: Thank you. Bridget Mihan.

3 56:00

COURT CLERK: Good morning.

4 56:00

MS. MIHAN: Good morning.

5 56:01

MR. BRENNAN: May I proceed?

6 56:03

JUDGE CANNONE: Yes.

7 56:03

MR. BRENNAN: Good morning.

8 56:04

MS. MIHAN: Good morning.

9 56:05

MR. BRENNAN: Could you introduce yourself to the jury, please?

10 56:09

MS. MIHAN: My name is Bridget Mihan.

11 56:12

MR. BRENNAN: Where do you work?

12 56:14

MS. MIHAN: I work at the Waterfall Bar and Grill in Canton.

13 56:18

MR. BRENNAN: The name maybe tells us a little bit about it, but could you just share a couple lines of what the Waterfall Bar and Grill is?

14 56:31

MS. MIHAN: It's a small family-owned business in Canton. It's in a mixed condo complex.

15 56:37

MR. BRENNAN: Are you involved in the ownership of it?

16 56:41

MS. MIHAN: Yes.

17 56:42

MR. BRENNAN: How long have you been involved with the Waterfall Bar and Grill?

18 56:48

MS. MIHAN: We've been there approximately 10 years.

19 56:50

MR. BRENNAN: Do you help run the establishment?

20 56:53

MS. MIHAN: Yes, I do.

21 56:54

MR. BRENNAN: And you were running the establishment back on January 28, 2022. At some point, were you asked or visited to see if your establishment had video surveillance of the inside?

22 57:08

MS. MIHAN: I was.

23 57:09

MR. BRENNAN: Does your establishment have video surveillance of the inside?

24 57:13

MS. MIHAN: It does.

25 57:14

MR. BRENNAN: Do you have a camera and a server?

26 57:17

MS. MIHAN: Yes, I do.

27 57:19

MR. BRENNAN: Did you provide video surveillance to the Massachusetts State Police from that night, January 28th, 2022?

28 57:26

MS. MIHAN: Yes.

29 57:26

MR. BRENNAN: May I approach, your honor? I'd like to move this in as an exhibit, please.

30 57:33

JUDGE CANNONE: Okay. Exhibit 22 with the court's permission. Yes. Thank you.

31 57:38

MR. BRENNAN: Ma'am, I'm going to show you just a brief clip. Okay. Stop, please. Do you see that video?

32 57:53

MS. MIHAN: I do.

33 57:55

MR. BRENNAN: Does that depict the inside of McCarthy's? I'm sorry — the Waterfall. I'm trying to switch establishments. I'm sorry. Back on January 28, 2022, does that look the way it looked then?

34 58:30

MS. MIHAN: Yes.

35 58:31

MR. BRENNAN: Has there been any significant changes inside since then?

36 58:40

MS. MIHAN: No.

37 58:42

MR. BRENNAN: Thank you. I have no further questions.

cross waived

38 58:49

MR. YANNETTI: No questions.

39 58:51

JUDGE CANNONE: All right. Your next witness, Mr. Brennan.

Summary

Hank Brennan calls Bridget Mihan, co-owner of the Waterfall Bar and Grill in Canton, to establish the foundation for surveillance video evidence. Mihan confirms her establishment has interior video surveillance and that she provided footage from January 28, 2022 to the Massachusetts State Police. Brennan introduces Exhibit 22, plays a brief clip, and Mihan confirms the video depicts the interior of the Waterfall as it appeared that night, with no significant changes since. The examination is brief and purely foundational.

Direct Bridget Mihan (Hank Brennan)

Legal Significance

Establishes the chain of custody and authenticity for Exhibit 22, surveillance footage from the Waterfall Bar and Grill on the night of John O'Keefe's death. This lays the evidentiary foundation required for the video to be admitted and played for the jury.

Examination Style

Hank Brennan: Brief, efficient foundation-laying examination focused solely on authenticating a surveillance video exhibit. No narrative development or extended questioning.

Key Quotes

"I work at the Waterfall Bar and Grill in Canton."
— Bridget Mihan Establishes the witness's connection to the establishment whose surveillance footage is being entered into evidence.

"It's a small family-owned business in Canton. It's in a mixed condo complex."
— Bridget Mihan Describes the venue, one of the Canton establishments relevant to events on the night of January 28, 2022.

Evidence Referenced

Surveillance video from the interior of the Waterfall Bar and Grill, recorded January 28, 2022

Topics

Waterfall Bar and Grill ownership and locationinterior surveillance camera systemprovision of surveillance footage to Massachusetts State Policeauthentication of Exhibit 22 surveillance video from January 28, 2022

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