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>> and now were at the white car and you three went up to it, correct? >> sergeant johnson went to the passengers side. he went to the passengers side to provide cover. >> what does provide cover mean? >> keep an eye on the occupants of the vehicle and just to monitor whats happening outside in the world. people are walking up on you or things go wrong. >> where were you located? >> i was towards the left rear corner of the car. >> and where was officer lucky? >> he was advancing to the drivers ...

>> all right. so did the third officer, officer johnson arrive at some point in time? >> yes, sergeant johnson arrived. >> and was that before you looked up in the computer about this driver of the vehicle? or after? >> i dont know exactly when he arrived. i know officer lucky and i were doing -- officer lucky and were discussing running the name he was given through some various systems. >> ok. and did you do that? you and officer lucky? >> yes. >> was there any correction that you told him abo...

>> now were at the white car. and you three went up to the, it, correct? >> yes. sergeant johnson went up the passenger side to provide cover. >> what does provide cover mean? >> keep an eye on the occupants of the vehicle. and just to monitor whats happening outside in the world. see if people are walking up on you or things go wrong. >> where were you located? >> i was towards the left rear corner of the car. >> and where was officer lucky? >> he was advancing to the drivers door. >> by the wa...

>> and did the driver step out of the vehicle finally? >> finally he asked officer lucky a couple of times what was going on and officer lucky said he would explain to him. >> when he got out of the car? >> yes. >> did the driver get out of the car? >> yes. >> what do you remember happening next? >> officer lucky had him turn around and i think he was still asking what was going on -- >> whos "he"? >> the driver. >> go ahead. >> and sergeant johnson and lucky told him he was under arrest. and i ...

Training and a probationary employee. >> did the third officer, officer johnson arrive at some point in time? >> yes. sergeant johnson arrived. >> was that before you looked up in the computer about the driver of the vehicle or after? >> i dont know exactly when he arrived. i know officer lucky and i were doing -- or officer lucky and i were discussing running the name he was given through some various systems. >> did you do that, you and officer lucky? >> yes. >> was there any correction that y...

Based on the testimony of the psychologist. i think one other point to make of her testimony, something that stuck out and something that will likely come out a little bit more later when the cross-examination continues is the idea she saw the fear in sergeant johnsons face. sergeant johnson was on the passengers side of the vehicle who went in or had part of his body in and tried to -- he testified tried to stop daunte wright from shifting gears and tried to reach for the key to the ignition. k...

>> yes. >> what did you say then? >> i told him he had a warrant. >> you just said warrant? >> i think so. >> did you specify what kind of warrant, if you remember? if you dont -- >> i dont think i would have. it would have been my normal. >> so what happened after johnson and lucky said youre going to be handcuffed or youre under arrest and you said there was a warrant, what happened next? >> officer lucky had him put his hands behind his back and in the drivers right hand was something, paper ...

>> and what did you say to that? >> i told him he had a warrant. >> you just said warrant? >> i think so. >> did you specify what kind of warrant, if you remember? if you dont. >> i dont think i would have. it wouldnt have been in my normal. >> ok, so what happened after johnson or lucky said youre going to be handcuffed or youre under arrest and you said that there was a warrant, what happened next? >> officer lucky had him put his hands behind his back. and i noticed that in the drivers right ...

So with all that information, what did you do next? >> officer lucky explained to sergeant johnson what was going on -- >> where was sergeant johnson? was he in your squad car? >> he was standing at my passenger door. >> go ahead. >> and officer lucky was explaining to sergeant johnson what was happening and what he wanted to do. officer lucky only told sergeant johnson that he had a warrant and i told officer lucky that he needed to tell sergeant johnson what the warrant was for, the weapons vi...

Honestly, truly hurting. she was expressing a lot of reforce for her mistake, her error. she made a mistake and she knows it. those tears were real. if im the prosecutor, i have to be very happy for a couple of reasons. the worst thing that a witness should do is say i dont remember. a couple of times when the prosecutor asked her questions, she said i dont remember. that draws in to her credibility. her credibility comes in to play. i also believe that the issue of her expressing remorse is goi...