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Controversy filled the courtroom during the final stage of the Manny Ellis death trial, as the defense requested dismissal of the case due to the prosecution’s cross-examination.
On Tuesday, Tacoma Police Officer Timothy Rankine testified about what happened the night Manny Ellis died.
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.
For the first time since the death of Manny Ellis while in Tacoma Police custody in 2020, one of the officers charged is publicly sharing their side of the story.
One of the three police officers charged with killing Manuel Ellis, a Black man whose death in 2020 as he pleaded for air became a touchstone for racial justice protesters in the Pacific Northwest, took the witness stand in his own defense Monday, saying he lamented Ellis' passing but wouldn't have done anything differently. The testimony from Tacoma police officer Matthew Collins came as the more than two-month trial draws toward closing arguments. Collins, 40, and Christopher Burbank, 38, have been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, while Timothy Rankine, 34, is ...