A crime scene photographer was yesterday questioned about the lighting conditions near the scene of Kurt McCartney's murder in 2013. Corporal Trevor McKinney catalogued the two scenes connected to McCartney's murder on October 24, 2013: The scene where he was murdered and robbed at Gambier Village and the scene where his stolen Hummer was recovered about a mile away on West Bay Street.

Thorne Edwards, Okell Farrington, Lyndera Curry and Sumya Ingraham are accused of the murder and armed robbery. Terry Delancy, the owner of Virgo Car Rental, is accused of being an accessory after the fact. They have denied the charges at their trial before Senior Justice Stephen Isaacs.

McKinney took pictures of McCartney's body in the street, blood in the street and apparent bloodied tire marks. In response to a question from Ramona Farquharson-Seymour, who represents Ingraham, McKinney said he had to use flash to take the photos due to low light. Asked how much flash he used, McKinney said, "It was on low beam, to my recollection."

Farquharson-Seymour also questioned McKinney about a cell phone and case. McKinney said those items were discovered after McCartney's body was moved. According to McKinney, he photographed the items but did not include those images in his album because bystanders were in the shots.

McKinney could not recall exactly where he took the photographs. He said that he did not make contemporaneous notes at the scene as he did not have his notebook. McKinney said he did not take notes of the street names.
Asked by attorney Sonia Timothy, who appears for Curry, if he thought it important to note the street names, McKinney replied, "When it's applicable."

According to McKinney, the light at the scene was provided by street lamps. However, when taken through the album by Timothy, McKinney conceded that one of the two street lamps was off. In response to a question from Phillip Hilton, who appears for Farrington, McKinney said that he took no photos of the rear of the Hummer. Terrel Butler, who represents Edwards, asked if McKinney knew whose yard the phone was found in. He said he did not.

Ian cargill, who represents Delancy, had no questions for the witness.

Roger Thompson is the prosecutor.

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