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Jessica Dayton's Trial, Day Two
Denise Templeton takes the Stand:
Templeton and Runyan did agree that they all smoked marijuana after dinner while sitting around the fire pit. Templeton said that she provided the marijuana. She said Runyan’s daughter was inside watching TV at this time.
Runyan allegedly left at about 11 p.m., and Hilgendorf left in his Ford Explorer at approximately 11:30 p.m., Templeton said.
She said she then went inside, cleaned up, took a prescription sleeping pill and went to bed.
Sometime after 2 a.m., Templeton said her dog woke her up by barking. She got up and went downstairs to the kitchen. From the kitchen, she said she could see into the basement. She said she saw Hilgendorf and Dayton standing by the sliding glass door that leads out to the back patio.
Templeton said she could see that the fire in the fire pit was rekindled.
Dayton was wearing a pair of sweatpants owned by Templeton, she said. When she asked why Dayton was wearing her clothes, Templeton said she was told that somebody had vomited on Dayton’s clothes, or that she had vomited on herself.
Dayton asked if she could take a shower.
Templeton said that both Dayton and Hilgendorf went into the bathroom across the hall from Templeton’s upstairs bedroom and used the shower. They were in the bathroom at the same time, she said.
While they were in the bathroom, Templeton said she received a phone call from a friend. It was 2:42 a.m.
After Dayton and Hilgendorf came out of the bathroom, Templeton said they found sleeping clothes for the two of them to wear. Then they hung out in Templeton’s bedroom and talked and smoked more marijuana.
While they were talking, Templeton said that Dayton made a comment about the night’s earlier activities. According to Templeton, Dayton said, “Things didn’t go according to plan.”
Also, Hilgendorf made a comment that they cut some things up and burned them in the fire pit, according to Templeton.
At some point, she said Hilgendorf went downstairs and went to bed. She said Dayton slept in her room.
Templeton said she was awoken by Jessica’s cell phone the next morning. She said Dayton asked her if she could borrow Templeton’s Plymouth Neon. According to Templeton, Dayton said they needed to go into Marengo and Jacob’s Explorer did not have gas. Templeton said she gave Dayton the keys to her Neon. (Pioneer Republican)
Denise Templeton did not give her testimony for over 8 months, she waited until the police granted her full immunity for the following:
An Accessory to the Crime
Obstruction of Justice
Possession of Marijuana
She was granted full immunity for all of these charges amongst others.
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