Witnesses at Nichols Trial Saw Another Man With McVeigh at Bomb Site
.... The defense witnesses Thursday included Rodney Johnson, who said McVeigh and another man walked in front of his catering truck two to three minutes before the explosion. Johnson, of Noble, was driving on NW 5 past the Murrah Building. He said he slowed down as the men crossed the street, heading "in a military quick-step" toward a brown pickup.
"They were clearly together," Johnson said. Johnson recalled seeing in his truckâs side mirror the flash of the explosion, "like the sun crashing down." He described how the blast wave rocked the truck and sent things flying past "almost like a hurricane."
Another witness, Mike Moroz, said he gave directions to McVeigh 20 to 30 minutes before the explosion. He said McVeigh was driving a Ryder truck and asked how to get to "5th and Harvey" -- site of the federal building Moroz, of Mustang, was a mechanic at Johnnyâs Tire Co., north of downtown Oklahoma City. Moroz said another man was in the Ryder truck.
Posted by: Mike Sylwester 2004-05-14 |