Manuel Ellis' mother, Marcia Carter-Patterson, testified in court Monday. She said Ellis 'looked good' on a video call the night of his death.
Manuel Ellis' mother and sister were the two previous witnesses to take the stand. They said Ellis was behaving normally on the night he died. police and Manuel Ellis
Sara McDowell, Seth Cowden and Aiyana White all took videos that show police fighting with Ellis. McDowell and Cowden are expected to testify that police called Ellis over to their vehicle as he was walking down the street, that Ellis was knocked over by the passenger door of the vehicle as he was walking away from the car and that Ellis did not fight back against the officers as they put him in a restraint.
The medical examiner also noted that Ellis had what could be a fatal dose of methamphetamine in his system - which the defense is citing as his cause of death. 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.. She testified that Ellis “looked good” the night he died.
Carter-Patterson testified that Ellis had mental health challenges, but he was doing better at the time of his death, including living in a clean and sober house.her brother's state of mind before her death. Former Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist said one reason the state may have brought family members before the jury early in the trial was to try and humanize Ellis.
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