Manny Ellis Trial: Experts Dispute Defense's Claims
A forensic pathologist and an audio analyst concluded that Manny Ellis died from the cop’s restraint, not meth.
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A forensic pathologist and an audio analyst concluded that Manny Ellis died from the cop’s restraint, not meth.
During the entirety of the trial against three cops accused of killing Manny Ellis during a traffic stop, the defense has stood on the claim that Ellis died from the methamphetamine in his system. However, a few expert testimonies this week cast plenty of doubt on that argument.
What did Manny Ellis say the night he died, and what did officers hear? That question was the focus of Tuesday’s court hearing in the trial of three officers charged in his death.
Attorney General charges two officers with Second-Degree Murder and a third with First-Degree Manslaughter TACOMA — Today the Washington Attorney General filed felony charges against three Tacoma Police Department officers involved in the homicide of Manuel Ellis. The Attorney General charged Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins with Second-Degree Murder and Timothy Rankine