Arrega's ex girlfriend takes the stand; as she testifies Arreaga puts his head down

Carly Michaels, Jason Arreaga's ex girlfriend took the stand today. Holding her attorney, Marion Miller's hand she walked into the courtroom. Two people, probably her parents, walked in with her.

The jury trial did not start until 9:15 this morning.

Michaels said she was heavily using meth and heroin in September 2014. "I was super intoxicated."


For the most part Michaels verified Shavonne Hammers version of how the three ended up in Humboldt. Reiterating the trailer as a place that was used for drugs, Michaels described a "clear glass bong with meth it" which she said was dirty and gross and on the nightstand and belonged to Shavonne Hammers' friend, a woman with "curly, gray hair."

There were some key moments in her testimony such as her saying that she heard two pops inside the trailer at the time Shavonne Hammers was inside. That she heard Arreaga shout "Don't go in there, my girl is in there." And that Shavonne Hammers thanked Arreaga for shooting Harley Hammers, her husband.

Michaels did not witness who shot Harley Hammers and Angel Tully.

Arreaga looked down as Michaels testified, eventually putting his head down on the table, then it seemed he was sobbing and he asked to be excused from the courtroom for Michaels testimony.

Michaels said she does not consider herself as dating Arreaga now. When asked by Deputy District Attorney Zachary Curtis "Do you recall when the relationship came to an end", Michaels responded, "We never had ended it."

Michaels said she had known Arreaga since she was 12 years old. She ran away from home when she was 14. "He was the only one I trusted."