Jay Talbert under cross-examination

The cross-examination of former Oconee airport consultant Jay Talbert continued this morning in the Common Pleas Court trial. Talbert is a principal of the company, Talbert and Bright, a co-defendant in the case of Plateau Excavation against Oconee County. Talbert took the stand yesterday as a witness for the defense. Defense lawyer Stephanie Burton told the trial judge, Lawton McIntosh, that she expects to finish questioning the remainder of her witnesses no later than early Thursday. The trial is in its second week.