Chua testimony begins

The first witness to testify in the case, Sgt. Shannon Brock, a St. Marys Police officer, said he was among the first investigators to arrive to Chua's home after receiving a report of a dead body.

Jurors craned their necks for a better view when Brock showed them a photograph of Carter's body taken after police arrived to Chua's home..

Other photos from the scene shown included open bottles of pills, a syringe, three vials of what Brock said investigators believe was human blood and a plastic bag containing drugs.

Also, other drugs, including professional samples for doctors, were found in the house by investigators, Brock said.

After the initial investigation, Chua wrote a voluntary witness statement explaining what had happened the day of the overdose death.

Chua told investigators Carter was taking methadone for medication "and nothing else," Brock testified.

During cross examination, Brock told Donald Samuel, Chua's attorney, prescription medications, doctor's samples and empty pill bottles were found in the house.

Samuel named prescriptions for Carter from other doctors that were also found at the scene. Brock testified he was not sure how drugs prescribed to Carter by different doctors got into the house.

The jury was excused for lunch at noon. The trial will resume at 1 p.m.