Issiah Ross Trial: Man accused of killing NC teens Lyric Woods, Devin Clark: Live Updates

At 10:22 a.m., Wendell Ivory, a forensic scientist supervisor in the forensic biology section at the NC State Crime Lab, took the stand.

Ivory outlined the basic procedures used for DNA testing at the lab and examined evidence from a GMC Terrain with "brown and reddish" staining. He discussed results from a swab of the door handle. However, it remains unclear how this evidence is tied to a specific person.

Meanwhile, the defense indicated that Issiah Ross may decide whether to testify, potentially becoming their only witness if he takes the stand.

At 11:11 a.m., the court went into a 15-minute recess.

At 9:40 a.m., Evie Nguyen, a forensic scientist at the NC Crime Laboratory, is called to testify.

She discusses two separate examinations she conducted for Devin Clark and Lyric Woods using sexual assault kit evidence, including tests on head and pubic hair.

Nguyen states that human hairs, including head hairs, and animal hair were found on some items. However, none of the hair evidence could identify a specific person, and the findings do not link Issiah Ross to the victims.

The trial of Issiah Ross, accused of killing two teenagers in 2022, resumes Wednesday.

Prosecutors indicated they have two witnesses remaining, while the defense stated that, for now, Issiah Ross would be their sole witness if he chooses to testify.

Christian Sykes takes the stand and testifies that described to him what happened when he shot Devin Clark and Lyric Woods.

Sykes said he knew Ross but had only known him "for six months."

Sykes: "They wrestled for the gun, and I don't remember exactly if he said the gun went off, but I do know he said that he shot them and dumped the bodies."

Sykes then testifies that Issiah told him that Devin was pointing a gun at Issiah, and after the third time, Issiah told Devin to stop, and they wrestled for the gun.

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