“I didn't see it, but my buddy said it was a gun,” Loudermilk said.
The three officers gave similar testimony about the struggle while Ross was in the passenger seat of a minivan and about the struggle to handcuff Ross after he was on the ground.
They also described the spectrum of force used when encountering suspects -- from no force needed for complaint subjects to decisions about the level needed to stop an aggressive or dangerous suspect.
Defense attorney Brock Dalton told the jury in his opening statements that simply possessing a gun and having access to a gun are not substantial steps toward an attempt at murder.