Gerard Gannon

Gerard Gannon, an HSI special agent, testified about planning and leading the March 25, 2024 search of Sean Combs's 2 Star Island property. On Day 11, he described the site's security, the team's entry and evidence-handling process, and the transfer of seized items to an HSI property vault. He identified photographs, maps, a layout sketch, and property recovered from room R, including AR-15 components, loaded magazines, ammunition, high heels, lingerie, baby oil, lubricant, and condoms.

On Day 12, Gannon continued identifying recovered items through photographs and chain-of-custody materials bearing his signature. His testimony included items from a Gucci bag tested for controlled substances, contents of a wooden box labeled Puffy, baby oil and Astroglide from a second-floor closet, and a handgun, magazine, and ammunition from the guest-house guard area. The court admitted listed physical exhibits and allowed the handgun to be shown to the jury with a safety zip tie in place.

Defense cross-examination examined the timing of Gannon's involvement, the planned execution of the warrant after Combs left, and the search's documentation. Gannon acknowledged that some photographs were taken after items had been moved and that the exact original order of firearms-related items in a closet was not documented. The court allowed limited questioning about the warrant's execution, admitted several defense photographs, and deferred authentication of a sealed photograph after Gannon did not recognize it.