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4:30 p.m. - Court ended for the day at noon Thursday and the trial will resume on Tuesday after Memorial Day.
Before recess, an NCIS investigator and several Chula Vista police officers then took the stand, including the officer who responded to the house to conduct a welfare check when Maya was reported missing.
The prosecution played video from his body-worn camera showing Larry in a blue "Navy" sweater opening the door for police and leading them into the house.
The body cam footage shows Maya's sister, Maricris Drouaillet, taking officers through the home as they searched for any signs of Maya, any signs she had planned to leave willingly, or any signs of a struggle or indications of foul play.
The officer testified that the house was cluttered and a mess. He described Maya's sister as "concerned and almost scared," and said Larry seemed "calm and wasn't particularly emotive."
After the jury was dismissed for the day, prosecutors revealed to the judge that Larry called local media from jail after court on Tuesday. The defense said they learned about it on Wednesday night from friends and said they were "surprised" and wanted to be "perfectly clear" about their lack of involvement in the call, adding that they would be talking to Larry about what happened.
Trial is set to resume on Tuesday.
9:28 a.m. – Court is back in session. Larry Millete is wearing a light gray sweater with a white checkered shirt.
Day 4 of the trial began on Thursday with Maya Millete’s sister, Maricris Drouaillet, continuing her testimony.
Maya Millete's sister told the judge she felt intimidated by Larry Millete's father before Thursday's proceedings began, prompting bailiffs to remove him from outside the courtroom window.
Defense attorney Colby Ryan questioned Drouaillet about filing conservatorship over Maya’s estate. Ryan said that Drouaillet did not want the money to go to Larry, and she responded, “That’s not true.”
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“The house was in foreclosure. Larry’s parents hadn’t been paying the mortgage …. So I got a probate lawyer because that’s what I was told to do to save the property,” Drouaillet responded.
Drouaillet got emotional on the stand and said, “That’s the only money my sister had to give to her children.”
Ryan asked if she ever witnessed Larry be violent to Maya or the kids. Drouaillet responded, “No.”
Both Ryan and Deputy District Attorney Christy Bowles talked about custody of Larry and Maya's three children. After Larry's arrest, his parents took care of the children until Drouaillet and her husband were awarded guardianship in August 2024.
Drouaillet said she filed for custody of the children to get them into therapy and "give them a better childhood."
She said that after her sister disappeared, Larry did not let her see the children.
"It was really hard. We were strangers to them," Drouaillet said. She acknowledged it took a long time to rebuild the relationship with them.
"They're awesome kids," she said on the stand.
Drouaillet's testimony concluded around 10 a.m.
