Blood trail found leading near one of the victims in Arreaga case; possible gunpowder residue on Tully's back

This is a post I did earlier today:

HCSO detectives and Coroner testify in Arreaga trial on day 3

With the Jason Warren jury trial starting, I will be in Courtroom 4 and cover the Arreaga jury trial when I can.

Ryan Burns from LOCO and I have been in Courtroom 4 all morning.

Paul Mann from Mad River Union and Channel 3's Sierra Jenkins were in court for the Arreaga jury trial.

I briefly stopped in briefly to check on the Arreaga case . HCSO Detective Julia Oliveira finished testifying. HCSO Sgt. Diana Freese testified today and currently Deputy Coroner Charles Leo VanBuskirk  is testifying. At the time I was in the courtroom, only Angel Tully's sister, one member of Harley Hammers family and another family member or friend were in Courtroom 2.

The rest of this post is a summary of today's proceedings in the Jason Arreaga case based on information provided to me by Paul Mann of the Mad River Union.

Deputy Oliveira went to Blue Lake Casino and talked to surveilance office staff and obtained some black and white still photographs. She gave them names of possible suspects. These photos were shown to HCSO Detectives Greg Musson and Todd Fulton. Upon request from Deputy Dennis Gagnon, Deputy Oliveira took photos of Jerry Bachus. She said he looked "visibly shaken" and "upset."

Sgt. Freese said she saw three vehicles by the trailer. There was a blood trail on the eastside of the road going towards Harley Hammers truck. Angel Tully's body was next to a vehicle near a passenger door.

Deputy Coroner Van Buskirk did blood tests on both victims and analysis was done by Central Valley toxicology. Tully's blood alcohol level was a .17 and meth level in blood was .36 which Deputy Coroner Van Buskirk described as the low end of a potential toxic range. Harley Hammers blood alcohol level was a .12 and meth level in blood was .21 which was also described as the low end of a potential toxic range.

There were two bullets expended in Hammers' chest, said Deputy Coroner Van Buskirk. Tully had a gunshot wound in the upper abdomen, below the rib cage. When he rolled her over, Deputy Coroner Van Buskirk said he saw blood on her back and what appeared to be powder, possibly gunshot residue. Deputy Coroner Van Buskirk did not know whether the wound on the back was an exit wound or a different wound.

There was blood on the passenger side on the seat of a car as if Tully had been pulled from a vehicle, according to court testimony today. No indication who the car belonged to was given. There was a smear on Tully's chest consistent with CPR.

Sgt. Freese had requested two senior criminalists from the DOJ to be present at the crime scene.

Deputy Coroner  Van Buskirk said that Tully had tatoos on her arm with the names Brittany and Maddie. These are the names of her sister's daughters. The Coroner's office used these names to locate and notify Tully's family.