The manhunt for Roy McGrath, chief of staff to former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, culminated in his shooting death. Roy’s attorney said he did not know “whether Roy died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot or an exchange of gunfire with the FBI.”
Roy’s wife, Laura Bruner, reportedly married Roy to avoid testifying against him.
Details about Roy McGrath and Laura Bruner’s relationship are unclear. However, we do know that the couple married after her accusation, possibly to prevent Laura from testifying against Roy during her trial.
The union opened up the possibility for Bruner to claim spousal privilege to avoid incriminating her husband. Prosecutors filed a motion asking the court to allow the inclusion of texts from Laura detailing the couple’s activities during two vacations in 2019.
“LB has no reason to lie and his statements are remarkably candid,” prosecutors wrote. “In addition, the photographs taken by LB and the defendant corroborate the narrative of the events of the day in the text messages. For example, LB describes a painting class and his cell phones contain images of the two paintings that Defendant and LB did.”
After Roy’s death, Bruner released a statement through her attorney, William Brennan, saying she was “absolutely distraught.” Bruner also asked for privacy.
Bruner denied having published a book on the crimes of Roy McGrath
a book titled Betrayed: The True Story of Roy McGrath turned up on Amazon when authorities began searching for Roy. As Roy’s disappearance continued, the book’s popularity grew. The author used the pen name Ryan C. Cooper to publish the book.
Bruner, through his attorney William Brennan, denied knowing Ryan C. Cooper. However, Cooper said the baltimore sun that Bruner knew of his and Roy’s collaboration. “His wife knew that we were working on this book,” Cooper said.
Cooper refused to give information that could lead to his identification. He refused to provide his exact age or specify what he did for a living. Cooper said he moved from Hagerstown to Florida, but an investigation by the baltimore sun he found no public record of a ‘Ryan C. Cooper’ making such a move.
The focus was on Bruner, who denied having written the book or knowing that Roy was writing a book. However, the metadata retrieved by the baltimore sun listed LB (Laura Bruner) as the author. “She can’t rule out that LB is her,” Brennan said.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn