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Johnson took the witness stand for 23 minutes and testified about her fear of the man she had never seen in person before Thursday. She recounted being told about him and the weapons after performing one night on "Dancing with the Stars." O'Ryan's arrest nearly prompted her to abandon the show and move back to Iowa. Instead she stayed and won the competition. The 18-year-old was composed throughout her testimony, her voice breaking only when prosecutor Wendy Segall showed her a large knife found in O'Ryan's car. O'Ryan did not take the witness stand, but Segall played a 90 minute interview conducted by police days after his arrest. O'Ryan is heard explaining how he communicated with Johnson through ESP beginning in the Beijing games and that he came to Los Angeles to save their "relationship." Asked why he had all the weapons, O'Ryan explained they were for protection because he believed Johnson was in danger. Reluctantly, he admitted to detectives that he would use the weapons if necessary, but only to protect, not harm, the athlete. But he acknowledged he was intent on meeting Johnson. "I got to the point where I was desperate enough to hop a fence," he told police.
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