05-13-2010, 05:28 AM
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Ottawa Hills officer's trial opens with dash cam vid
TOLEDO, OH (WTVG) -- A never-before-seen police dash cam video was shown in court today in the trial of an Ottawa Hills police officer accused of shooting and paralyzing a man during a traffic stop.
The video shows Officer Thomas White following Michael McCloskey and his friends on their Harleys. At one point, McCloskey takes off at a high rate of speed. Officer White hits his siren and McCloskey stops his bike.
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Officer White ends up shooting McCloskey. Attorneys for White say he believed McCloskey had a gun. However, McCloskey was unarmed and appears docile in the video.
The jury will have to determine if the shooting was justified. White is charged with felonious assault and faces up to 11 years in prison.
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Aaron Snyder testifies in officer shooting trial
TOLEDO, OH (WTVG) -- The trial of an Ottawa Hills police officer accused of felonious assault in the shooting of a motorcyclist continues.
More witnesses to a shooting involving an Ottawa Hills police officer are taking the stand today. Officer Thomas White is accused of shooting Michael McCloskey Jr. and paralyzing him.
Aaron Snyder testified this morning. He was with McCloskey the night it all happened. Snyder admitted they were speeding, but weren't fleeing. He says he did not witness the shooting and told his version of what happened.
Officer James Sedler did not witness the shooting either. He was sent to the scene after the shooting. The officer says he found a knife on McCloskey. White's lawyer demonstrated where the officer found the weapon. Prosecuters argue the knife was not concealed.
Tuesday, the shooting victim, Michael McCloskey, took the stand. He says he didn't realize an officer was behind him right before he was shot. He says he heard someone yell out, but couldn't make out what was said. Then he heard the gunshot.
After being shot in the back, "I remember begging for help. I remember having my arms out, so he fired out another round. I remember explaining to him I didn't have a weapon and that he was in the wrong for shooting me."
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McCloskey's best friend testified that, after he called 911, Officer White didn't help him pick the bike up off of the victim. "I was telling him to get the bike off me. I was worried it was going to ignite on fire. I could tell it was leaking gasoline. I knew I was paralyzed, and I knew, if the bike was going to light on fire, I was going to burn alive," remembered McCloskey.
Officer White never seemed to look at McCloskey as he testified. White's lawyer tried to pick holes in the victim's testimony, but McCloskey claimed he never took his hands from the handlebar and was simply putting the bike in neutral when he was shot. However, he admitted to smoking marijuana and drinking prior that night.
White faces up to 11 years in prison if found guilty.
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