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A Black man who was shocked, beaten and hogtied face down on a sidewalk pleaded for breath during his arrest in Washington state and the three police officers charged in his death did not respond to his pleas, a prosecutor told the jury in closing arguments Monday. Ellis died on March 3, 2020, nearly three months before George Floyd’s death would spark an international outcry against police brutality. Defense lawyers say Ellis attacked the officers with “super-human strength” and that he died of a drug overdose and a damaged heart. Closing arguments are slated to continue Tuesday.

A Black man who was shocked, beaten and hogtied face down on a sidewalk pleaded for breath during his arrest in Washington state and the three police officers charged in his death did not respond to his pleas, a prosecutor told the jury in closing arguments Monday

Monday marked the beginning of the end for what has been more than three years of heartbreak, controversy, and questions in Tacoma, as the Manuel ‘Manny’ Ellis trial hears closing arguments. 

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Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine face charges in the death of Manny Ellis, who died in police custody in March 2020.