A forensic video analyst is expected to resume testimony Monday in the trial for the death of Manuel Ellis.in March 2020.Officers Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins are charged with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter. Officer Timothy Rankine is charged with first-degree manslaughter.
Grant Fredericks, an expert for the state on forensic video analysis, took the stand Thursday. He showed jurors an exhibit that shows the camera perspectives and distances in the area of all the witnesses’ videos from March 3, 2020.The trial is expected to last between eight and 12 weeks. Jury deliberations are anticipated to begin Dec. 4.
Other responding officers told investigators that Burbank and Collins reported Ellis was “goin’ after a car” in the intersection and punched the patrol car's windows. shows officers repeatedly hitting Ellis. Collins put Ellis into a neck restraint, and Burbank tasered Ellis’ chest, according to prosecutors.Rankine, who was the first backup officer to arrive, applied pressure to Ellis' back and held him in place while Ellis was"hogtied" with a hobble, according to documents.The Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled Ellis' death a homicide.
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