Vandals targeted the home of the former law enforcement officer who served as the defense witness of Derek Chauvin in his trial. However, the vandalism occurred on the wrong residence, leaving the resident horrified by what s left by the vandals.
Barry Brodd, a retired law enforcement officer, testified on the murder trial for the death of George Floyd in the previous week, New York Post reported. It can be remembered that a medical expert also testified in the trial, claiming that Floyd died due to a lack of oxygen and not because of the drugs and underlying condition.
Vandals Target the Wrong Residence
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A pig’s head has been thrown at the former home of a defence witness in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
The incident occured in the early hours of Saturday morning in Santa Rosa, California, at a residence that defence witness and use of force expert Barry Brodd used to live in.
A person who resides at the house found the pig’s head on the front porch, and the area around it was splattered with blood. The police said that people dressed in black fled the scene as the person called the authorities.
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 19, 2021
Derek Chauvin s murder trial. The homeowners called the police after the vandals, who were dressed in all black, threw a pig s head at the home, and smeared what appeared to be pig s blood over the garage and front doors.
Officials said the home, located in Santa Rosa, California, used to belong to
Barry Brodd, the expert witness who told jurors that Chauvin was justified in kneeing on
George Floyd s neck for over nine minutes. I felt that Officer Chauvin s interactions with Mr. Floyd were following his training, following current practices in policing and objectively reasonable, Brodd said during the nationally televised trial last week.
Court TV, via AP, Pool
Closing arguments in the Derek Chauvin trial will begin today, and it’s likely that we’ll see a jury verdict returned at some point this week. Authorities and business owners in Minneapolis are already prepping for a violent response, and with good reason. Even before the jury has started its deliberations, the threats of violence are readily apparent, including an incident over the weekend in California where the former home of defense witness Barry Brodd was targeted by several people.
Police were called to the home just after 3 a.m. by the new homeowners, who told officers they were awakened by a group of people dressed all in black, who threw a severed pig’s head on their front porch and splattered blood on the front of their house, officials said.