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Prosecution rests in Haffa case

During the prosecution’s closing statements, District Attorney Patrick Swanson said it’s clear with the evidence that justice demands a guilty verdict on all three counts against Justin Haffa.

Swanson noted during summation that witness testimony of the Sept.11, 2016 incident matches what Haffa told Sheriff’s Investigator Randy Boland during questioning. Swanson said Haffa chose to push the deputy, jump on her during the tussle, grab her by the throat and hold a knife to her neck and face before yanking her gun and pointing it at her.

Swanson also noted that Haffa could recall in speaking to Boland the drugs and alcohol he took and the sound his car made before he crashed. Swanson said he also remembered the sobriety test he failed, yet he couldn’t seem to remember the two-to-three minute encounter with Cunningham. Swanson said he tried to kill her, rob her and take her car to get away.

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