HENDERSON, Ky. - A Henderson attorney who acted as defense counsel in high-profile cases chose to represent himself on burglary charges Friday in his own preliminary hearing.

Brian Ousley, 39, dressed in an orange uniform from the local jail, sat shackled at the defense counsel's table with Indiana attorney Kevin Shields. Shields was acting as second chair.

Ousley and former Henderson resident 39-year-old Aaron Lee Eddmenson, now of Evansville, are accused of breaking into 915 Whettstone Drive in Henderson at 8:30 a.m. on Dec. 21, 2018.

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The two men allegedly stole more than a dozen weapons -- including several AR-style semiautomatic rifles -- and other items.

The preliminary hearing on the felony burglary charge was held in Henderson District Court in front of special judge Hunter Whitesell, who presides in Fulton/Hickman counties.

The special prosecutor in the case is Claud Porter from Daviess County.

At Porter's prompting, Henderson Police Detective Shannon Troutman testified that the evidence in the investigation includes two videos from residences within close proximity of the home on Whettstone that was burglarized.

Troutman said the videos were of such clear quality that he, Ousley's wife and the owner of the home were all able to easily identify Ousley and Eddmenson as the two burglarizing the residence.

The owner of the home, Christopher Pate, is in a rehabilitation facility in Oklahoma but had been sent the video to view, Troutman said.

"He told me that a few months ago, he worked on Mr. Ousley's truck in his garage so Mr. Ousley knew of all the items that were in his garage," Troutman said.

The detective testified that the video showed Eddmenson going to the garage door and Ousley going to the back of the house. Troutman said Ousley got into the house because the video shows him working to take down the garage door from the inside while Eddmenson works to take it down from the outside.

"The door actually comes down on Mr. Ousley's head and you see him crawling out from under the garage door," Troutman said, adding that on the video, the men are seen using a dolley to take things out of the garage, including a large gun safe.

Pate told Troutman that guns had been stolen from inside the house, as well.

In late January, a narcotics task force arrested Eddmenson at his Evansville residence, the detective said.

"In a search of his basement, they found a container of legal documents and court videos from cases that Mr. Ousley worked as an attorney," Troutman said. "They also found a gun which was among the ones stolen from Pate's residence."

Officers with the task force notified the Henderson police of what was found in Eddmenson's home, Troutman said.

Ousley's turn

During cross-examination, Ousley asked Troutman who reported the burglary at Pate's residence and if the home was vacant?

"I don't know exactly who called 911," Troutman said. "I'm assuming someone did because our officers responded."

"The residence was not occupied correct?" Ousley said. "Correct," Troutman said.

"There were no utilities on at the residence," Ousley said.

"That is correct. How did you know that (there were no utilities)?" Troutman asked Ousley.

"That's what it says in the complaint," Ousley said.

"That's not in complaint," Troutman said.

"I think I get to ask the questions," Ousley said.

Blood at the scene

"Didn't you find blood at the backdoor of the residence," Ousley said.

"Not at the backdoor," Troutman said. "There was some blood in the house. I didn't go in the house. I'm replaying it to you like it was told to me from ID Officer Michael Clapp. He said they found a little blood on a door jam."

"The Henderson Police Department requested a blood swab from myself," Ousley said. "Yes, we obtained one," Troutman said.

"Does it match?" Ousley said.

"We don't know yet. It's been sent off to the Kentucky State Police Crime lab," Troutman said.

Ousley asked if based on the video if the driver of the vehicle who pulled up to the house and subsequently burgled the house went to the area where the blood was found.

"The blood was found inside the house. What I can tell you is that I saw you get out of the vehicle, walk around the back of the house. I saw the garage door fall on top of you and at some point, you came through the house. So I know you were in the house at some point," Troutman said. "I didn't say that was your blood, I'm saying it's a possibility."

Others with motive?

Ousley asked if in the investigation Troutman looked at anyone else who might have had motive to break into Pate's house.

"Mr. Ousley, let me explain something to you. There is a video with your face on it and Mr. Eddmenson's face on it. I could see you all committing the burglary," Troutman said.

"In the course of your investigation detective, did you learn that Chris Pate was a drug dealer?" Ousley said.

"Not a dealer, no," Troutman said. "A user, but only because he said he used with you."

Probable cause found

At the end of the hearing, Judge Whitesell found probable cause for the felony burglary charge against Ousley.

Ousley then asked the judge to revisit his $7,500 bond for the burglary charge. The judge said he'd take the bond under advisement.

Meanwhile, Ousley is also being held on a contempt of court charge for allegedly not complying with an order to attend drug rehab. That charge stems from Casey's Law, which allows the parents, relatives, or friends of an addicted person to lawfully intervene and request involuntary, court-ordered addiction treatment for their addicted loved one.