Tyler Hadden

“Because the victim didn't request a report, and during our investigation, it didn't reveal that we needed to take a report.”

Hadden's stated rationale for not filing an official report — no evidence of crime and no victim request — which Bredehoft challenges through the photo exhibits.

“After discussing the investigation with my partner at the scene, the - Ms. Heard refused any medical treatment and had no visible injuries. There was no sign of struggle. And the victim - correction, the witness that was there, that I spoke with, was uncooperative as well.”

Hadden's summary of why the incident was classified as a verbal dispute — the core factual basis for not writing a report.

“No, I was never this close to be able to examine her face.”

Hadden concedes he could not assess facial injuries from the distance he maintained, a key limitation Bredehoft uses to argue his conclusions are unreliable.

“Knowing what our investigation revealed, no. That pink's consistent with crying.”

Hadden interprets Heard's pink cheeks and eyes in a photo as consistent with crying rather than injury, framing his perception as colored by the verbal-dispute conclusion already reached.

“No. I wear contacts, though, so I can see perfectly fine.”

Directly addresses any suggestion that uncorrected vision limited Hadden's ability to observe Heard's face and potential injuries.

“Just the redness, which was consistent with her crying.”

The only physical observation Hadden made on Heard's face—attributing it to crying rather than trauma, central to Depp's denial of visible injury.

“I attempted to gather information of who the husband was and what occurred and where he possibly went, so we could interview kind of all the different parties, and he wouldn't give me his name of who the husband was.”

Establishes Drew's active uncooperativeness, undermining any claim that officers failed to conduct a thorough investigation.

“Yes. Because that's how the call was broadcasted and created.”

Clarifies that the 'victim' label in dispatch records is administrative terminology, not a finding of criminal conduct—addressing a potential inference drawn from direct examination.

“I don't know. That's a great question. I don't know why she was crying.”

Hadden's inability to explain Heard's emotional state underscores the limited inquiry conducted at the scene.

“all of these things would have been documented if there was a report.”

Hadden attributes the absence of documentation to Heard's refusal to file, implicitly shifting responsibility to her.

“Dispute, a verbal dispute. It's not against the law to argue. I argue with my wife.”

Hadden's characterization and personal analogy illustrate how quickly the scene was assessed and closed.