Cleveland Police Officer Michael Brelo Trial

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Cleveland Police Officer Michael Brelo Trial

Cleveland Police Officer Michael Brelo's trial is scheduled to start Monday, April 6 and could last weeks. Media outlets have been prohibited from streaming live video of the trial but our investigations team will follow the trial each step of the way and update you right here on newsnet5.com.

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Texts also say "Brelo is not going to fair well" and he "got lucky he didn't hastily shoot" #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:54:05 PM
Prosecutor reads text sent by Lt Hummel. "Some people have lied to protect themselves" after Nov. 2012 chase and shooting #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:52:11 PM
Hummel heard Russell's car backfire during the chase, but did not broadcast the information #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:37:10 PM
"The gunfire was so fast and furious I thought a machine gun was being fired" - Lt. James Hummel on Nov. 2012 shooting #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:21:47 PM
Hummel's partner believed the first backfire was a blown tire and broadcasted that over police radio. #Brelotrial

by WEWS NewsChannel5 via twitter 4/17/2015 10:15:46 PM
Testimony still going at #Brelotrial. Lt. Hummel describing the November 2012 police chase and shooting.

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:15:43 PM
Hummel remembers the car Russell and Williams were in backfiring. #Brelotrial

by WEWS NewsChannel5 via twitter 4/17/2015 10:15:41 PM
She spun around and raised her hands twice during the chase, Hummel testified. #Brelotrial

by WEWS NewsChannel5 via twitter 4/17/2015 10:15:40 PM
He testified that he believed he saw the passenger pointing a weapon at him - she was on her knees w/ arms up toward ceiling. #Brelotrial

by WEWS NewsChannel5 via twitter 4/17/2015 10:15:38 PM
Officer James Hummel, who participated in the Nov. 29, 2012 chase, has taken the stand. #Brelotrial

by WEWS NewsChannel5 via twitter 4/17/2015 10:15:34 PM
Brelo said the Nov. 29, '12 shooting "was like being back in the war," Ketterer said. #Brelotrial

by WEWS NewsChannel5 via twitter 4/17/2015 10:15:32 PM
Lt. Mark Ketterer on the stand now. Brelo told Ketterer he was on the hood of Timothy Russell's car during a phone call. #Brelotrial.

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:15:27 PM
Det. Fairchild says the passenger was wearing black gloves and holding a red pop can. He said he did not see a gun. #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:15:24 PM
#Brelotrial Det. Kevin Fairchild, 2nd district vice unit, on the stand. We are not allowed to show his face b/c he works undercover.

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:15:23 PM
Lewis conducted tests for gunshot primer residue on samples from scene, including Timothy Russell and Malissa WIlliams' hands
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by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:15:21 PM
#Brelotrial back in session after lunch break. OH BCI forensic scientist Martin Lewis just took the stand.

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:15:15 PM
Roberts is listing how many cartridge cases were matched to the guns of the 12 other officers who fired shots November 29, 2012 #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:15:08 PM
Roberts says he matched 49 fired cartridge cases to Brelo's gun.
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by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:15:01 PM
Roberts, who works for BCI, examined the 13 guns fired during the Nov. 2012 chase and shooting, including Brelo's gun. #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:14:56 PM
Michael Roberts, ballistics experts, on the stand now. Judge overruled defense motion to strike Manasian's testimony #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:14:52 PM
#Brelotrial Defense moves to strike BCI forensic scientist Ted Manasian's testimony about the shoe prints. 15 minute break.

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:14:50 PM
BCI scientist did not have Brelo's shoes, just the footwear impressions. He requested the shoes, but could not get them #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:14:40 PM
#Brelotrial BCI scientist says footwear impressions from hood of Timothy Russell's Chevy Malibu match impressions from Brelo's shoes.

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:14:39 PM
BCI scientist testifying about shoe prints found at scene of November 2012 CPD chase and shooting. #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:14:37 PM
Frustration from Cuyahoga Co. Prosecutor Tim McGinty during #Brelotrial this morning. Criticizes CPD officer who refuse to testify.

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/17/2015 10:14:35 PM
Bullet 11 was also lethal and hit Malissa Williams while she was still alive. #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/16/2015 5:51:15 PM
Bullet 10 was also lethal. Williams was alive when it hit her. @Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/16/2015 5:39:16 PM
#Brelotrial has resumed after lunch break. Dr. Felo continuing to testify about wounds from the 24 bullets that hit Malissa Williams.

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/16/2015 5:31:51 PM
Bullet 9 also caused a lethal wound. #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/16/2015 3:36:23 PM
According to Dr. Felo, bullet 8 entered the right side of William's chest. She was alive when it hit and was a lethal shot. #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/16/2015 3:35:27 PM
Dr. Felo is describing the location of each bullet that hit Willliam's body and the severity of injuries from those bullets #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/16/2015 3:26:10 PM
Malissa Williams was shot 24 times. #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/16/2015 3:10:55 PM
Felo is the forensic pathologist who performed an autopsy on Malissa Williams #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/16/2015 2:30:14 PM
Joseph Felo, deputy medical examiner with the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's office, is now on the stand. #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/16/2015 2:04:08 PM
Toxicologist says both Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams tested positive for cocaine. #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/16/2015 1:58:28 PM
Judge John O'Donnell is now discussing allowing Brelo to use a different - and safer - entrance to the courthouse #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/15/2015 7:12:47 PM
Judge O'Donnell has banned the man accused of making the threat from the courtroom. The judge says he feared this could happen #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/15/2015 7:11:51 PM
During a break, a deputy sheriff heard a person make a threat that he would kill Officer Brelo if he was not convicted. #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/15/2015 7:02:11 PM
The second bullet that that Russell in the head would cause death almost immediately, according to Dr. Wiens. #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/15/2015 6:17:02 PM
Dr. Wiens says one of two bullets that hit Russell in the head would have "likely" been fatal within minutes without treatment #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/15/2015 6:13:53 PM
Dr. Wiens is now showing where one of the bullets that hit Russell in the head lodged inside his brain. #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/15/2015 6:10:21 PM
Dr. Wiens is showing where two bullets hit Timothy Russell in the head on a mannequin #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/15/2015 6:05:14 PM
Autopsy photos are being shown in court right now. The images are not being shown on our livestream on our newsnet5 app. #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/15/2015 5:57:17 PM
Wiens said shooting victim Timothy Russell had 23 gunshot wounds. #Brelotrial

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/15/2015 5:52:31 PM
#Brelotrial back in session this afternoon. Dr. Andrea Wiens, who conducted autopsies on victims, now on stand.

by Sarah Buduson via twitter 4/15/2015 5:36:17 PM