of his wife? anne makovec joins us from san francisco with the latest. reporter: it is a big question. it could speak to sheriff ross mirkarimi s character. the hearing just wrapped up. but it s not finished. one of the lawyers had a conflict and had to go take a flight so the hearing is going to be continued now on monday at the same time as jury selection. the ex-girlfriend christina flores, these are the only pictures that we have of her. flores was allowed to enter the courtroom in secret. today s hearing was then going on behind locked doors. the judge and the attorneys spent the morning questioning her about her stories of abuse at the hands of ross mirkarimi when they dated a few years ago. flores filed a police report about it after she heard about the bruise he is accused of giving his wife. she said mirkarimi was prone to violent outbursts and once bruised her arm, as well. the statute of limitations has expired. so it s not a criminal issue. but if that testimony
that decision is going to come after judge garrett wong interviews flores in his chambers. after san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi was accused of abusing his wife, flores then filed a police report saying he had abused her when they dated a few years ago. meanwhile, the defense painted her as a jilted ex-girlfriend trying to get mirkarimi back. mirkarimi himself is expected back this court on monday. dozens of potential jurors will also be here and one of them is san francisco supervise eric marr. he expects to be disqualified from hearing this case because he obviously knows mirkarimi. the sheriff pled not guilty to misdemeanor charges of domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness all stemming from a new year s eve argument in which he allegedly bruised his wife arm. this case is expected to wrap up in mid-march. thank you. also, new this morning a top california official is facing an ethics complaint. dan richards is the president of the
year saying he had abused her when they dated a few years ago. now, the statute of limitations has expired so he can t be charged criminally for that but the information could speak to his character. mirkarimi himself is expected back in court on monday. dozens of potential jurors will also be there and one of them is san francisco supervisor eric marr who expects to be disqualified from the hearing because he obviously knows mirkarimi. the sheriff pled not guilty to misdemeanor charges of domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness after a new year s eve argument in which he allegedly bruised his wife s arm. and this trial is expected to last until the middle of this month. back to you guys. thank you. new this morning a top california official is facing an ethics complaint. dan richards is the president of the fish & game commission and recently posted a photo of a mountain lion he legally killed in idaho. but he may have violated california
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