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Adrian Carter: Yes. That looks reasonable. 1 <br /> 2 <br />Anthony Taibi: Can I object to this? What is the basis? 3 <br /> 4 <br />T.C. Morphis: We are getting to the basis. Just for your information, Mr. Taibi, to show the physical structures as 5 <br />part of your client’s shooting range. 6 <br /> 7 <br />Jeff Schmitt: Maybe the board would like to know where the smear is. 8 <br /> 9 <br />T.C. Morphis: May the witness approach? Mr. Carter will talk about physical structure. Mr. Carter, have you ever 10 <br />been on site at the range? 11 <br /> 12 <br />Adrian Carter: Yes I have. 13 <br /> 14 <br />T.C. Morphis: When you entered the property, did you intend to enter Mr. Klein’s property? 15 <br /> 16 <br />Adrian Carter: No. 17 <br /> 18 <br />T.C. Morphis: You would not want to trespass, is that correct? 19 <br /> 20 <br />Adrian Carter: Correct. 21 <br /> 22 <br />T.C. Morphis: Please explain to me what happened. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Adrian Carter: My neighbors and I were concerned for our safety and went to see if we could find the source of the 25 <br />gunfire so we went on the property. 26 <br /> 27 <br />T.C. Morphis: If you would stop Mr. Carter and orient the board. Go to Exhibit 1 for me and I want to generally 28 <br />describe where Ms. Boysen’s property is. 29 <br /> 30 <br />Adrian Carter: Ms. Boysen’s property is in the gap between the numbered properties and the mobile home park 31 <br />properties. The two entitled lofts that separate two and four. The two lots adjoining north and south. 32 <br /> 33 <br />T.C. Morphis: You thought you were going on Ms. Boysen’s property, correct? 34 <br /> 35 <br />Adrian Carter: Yes. 36 <br /> 37 <br />T.C. Morphis: Continue sir. So you found the range, what did you see? 38 <br /> 39 <br />Adrian Carter: There was a shooting station set up near that creek, dry creek on the high side of the dry creek. On 40 <br />the opposite of the creek were some targets set up. There were some trees that had been cut down. 41 <br /> 42 <br />T.C. Morphis: We are talking like finger saplings or substantial trees? 43 <br /> 44 <br />Adrian Carter: Six, eight, twelve inch trees riddled with bullets. 45 <br /> 46 <br />T.C. Morphis: Why were the trees cut down? You obviously weren’t there but what did it appear was the reason? 47 <br /> 48 <br />Adrian Carter: There was targets set up on the opposite side of the creek bed at approximately level site line across 49 <br />the creeks if you can imagine a depth firing station on one side, target set up on the other and any trees that 50 <br />35