( CINCINNATI, OH ) -- Prosecuting attorneys Seth Tieger and Stacey DeGraffenreid started the day by requested the added lesser charge of "reckless homicide" against Ray Tensing. Judge Leslie Ghiz denied the motion, saying that prosecution had ample time before the start of the retrial to add charges to the case.
The defense's first witness of the day was Scott Roder. With 20 years of experience, he has analysed crime scenes and crime scene footage. He has also testified in over 100 police-involved shooting cases. Roder showed his own video and audio analysis where he says you can hear Sam Dubose start his car and then accelerate rapidly before Ray Tensing fired his weapon, killing Dubose [pictured below].
When prosecuting attorney Stacey DeGraffenreid cross-examined Roder, tensions rose. At one point, Judge Ghiz even asked Roder to stop speaking over DeGraffenreid so that the court stenographer could keep up.
DeGraffenreid questioned Roder as a video expert, to which Roder replied that the judge qualified him as one, saying "So I am today." Roder even said that when watching the footage, you can use common sense to see that Tensing was pinned to the car, was falling, fired his shot, fell off the car, and was dragged 25 feet. When shown still photos and asked if there is any indication of motion in them, Roder replied that no one can get a "clear picture" of the scene from any one still photo, but rather all the video, audio, and body language together.
Multiple police officers, both from Cincinnati PD and UCPD, were called to testify. The officers who responded on the scene say that Tensing was "white" and appeared "upset". They also said that he had complained of his left arm hurting, saw an abrasion on his left knee, and saw scuffs on the back of his uniform, possibly indicating that he was dragged as he had claimed.
Judge Leslie Ghiz confirmed that on Friday, June 16, police use-of-force expert James Scanlon and Ray Tensing himself will testify in court. She also confirmed that, unlike in the first trial, the jury will not be sequestered over the weekend.
Videos of the Proceedings: