UTICA - Friday morning saw a police officer, DNA experts, and several inmates from various correctional facilities take the stand in the trial of Wesley Molina-Cirino, otherwise known as "Flaco."

Another notable witness was UPD Officer Raymond Maldanado, who took the statement from Flaco when he was brought in for questioning regarding the case.

The officer speaks fluent Spanish, having grown up with relatives from Puerto Rico, and told the court that he had the conversation with Flaco as an investigator would shoot off questions and prepare Cirino's statement, based on Maldanado's translation.

Flaco's statement at that time was then read to the court by the Officer. Paraphrased, it said:

The officer is then asked to read from the statement.

In Flaco's statement, he said (paraphrased):

"On April 17, I was brought to UPD because of a warrant for my arrest. I met with investigator White. I dont' know English well. So officer Maldanado translated."

"On April 12, I awoke at 2 or 3 in afternoon, showered, got dressed and waited for my brother to come home from work. We then ate dinner. I went to Howard Ave to visit my cousin, Francisco Cirino."

"At about 8 p.m. Sammy came to my house with his son. Sammy stayed for half an hour. I told Sammy I was gonna turn myself in because of some warrants. Sammy said things were good with his wife and kids. We shook hands and left. I got a ride home from my brother, then showered and went to bed."

"Next day I read the newspaper and saw the officer was shot. I went to get my haircut on Saturday, and then I was told Sammy was locked up for what happened to the cop. I was going to the Dominican store at Seymour and Arthur. I met up with a guy I know as "Indio," Sammy's uncle."

"Indio said Sammy, Indio and another guy named Rico were on Neilson Street that night and were going to kill someone. They stole a car they left behind and got into Sammy's car. Sammy parked on Neilson Street that night and the officer then parked behind Sammy's car."

"Rico came up behind officer and shot him in the head. Rico is a short, and chubby Hispanic male with braids in his hair."

"I continued to the store for a loaf of bread."

Then, several inmates who had come into contact with Flaco while incarcerated took the stand, including one named Dennis Rodgers.

Dennis Rodgers, he is 26 years old, and is being held at Oneida State Prison for felony drug charges he was arrested on March 2007. He is serving 3 1/2 years in prison for those charges.

He was incarcerated at Oneida County Jail at one point, where he at some time became familiar With Wesley Molina-Cirino (Flaco). While in the medical ward for a thumb injury in June 2007, he came across some other inmates, who were having a conversation. He overheard a conversation between Flaco and another Spanish guy...speaking in broken English. Rodgers says he was able to understand the conversation.

He says he overheard Flaco say he was really going to kill Sammy, but didn't because there was a baby in the car, so shot Officer Lindsey instead. He said Flaco said he "just had to kill somebody."

Jerry Scott, who cut hair at the Onondaga Justice Center in Syracuse, also took the stand. Flaco had spent time in the Justice Center in. It was while there, according to Scott, that Flaco told him details of how Officer Lindsey was shot, Scott asked Flaco where the murder weapon was.

Scott says Flaco said "In the lake behind Denny's."

Scott then contacted a lawyer to get him in touch with the Oneida County District Attorney's Officer. Scott says he talked to police, and then, in prison, continued to get information from Flaco whenever the case would come on the news, or when they'd play dominoes.