Defense for Doug Evans calls first witness

After three weeks and 24 witnesses, federal prosecutors rested their criminal wire fraud case against prominent Newtown businessman Doug Evans on Monday. Now the defense team will have their turn to present evidence to the jury. But prosecutors have already filed a motion to limit how many character witnesses the defense can bring into U.S. District Court. The defense team’s first witness, former Evans Landscaping general counsel Tony Muto, described Evans as hardworking, proud of his company, and dedicated to customer service.