November 19, 2009 4:00 PM
BY JIM MUSTIAN
Prosecutors rested their case Thursday afternoon against Christopher David Lyson, the Odessa man charged with murder in the 2008 stabbing death of Ryan Adam Moon.
The third day of testimony featured at least two surprises for the defense as two witnesses implicated Lyson and included details in their testimony that they did not tell police during the investigation.
Terrance L. Jackson, who was friends with both Moon and Lyson, recalled a scene from the night of the alleged stabbing in which Lyson allegedly admitted stabbing Moon and showed Jackson about “how far” with a pocketknife. Jackson said he did not see Lyson stab Moon. Jackson’s girlfriend, Sarah E. Fontenot, testified she saw Lyson washing and drying the knife in an apartment after the stabbing.
Lyson, for his part, had pointed the finger at Jackson in an interview with detectives.
Lyson’s defense lawyer Dusty Gallivan attacked Jackson’s credibility and accused him of lying to the police and to prosecutors to avoid prison time.
“You want this jury to believe you?” Gallivan asked, ticking off a list of Jackson’s felony convictions.
The jury will hear closing arguments Friday at 9 a.m. in 70th District Court.
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