Legal expert breaks down expectations from the Manny Ellis trial
One legal expert believes it could take days or weeks before the jury in the Manuel ‘Manny’ Ellis case reaches a verdict.
Jury begins deliberations in Manny Ellis death trial
After more than two months of hearings, the jury in the Manny Ellis death trial went into deliberations.
'Evokes all the stereotypes of Nazi Germany:' Judge calls out prosecution in Ellis death trial for word choice
The final moments of the Manny Ellis trial in Tacoma ended with outrage, as Judge Bryan Chushcoff admonished Prosecuting Attorney Patty Eakes for continuing to disregard his warning about her choice of words.
‘You're pushing the boundaries. Don’t push it any further,’ judge warns prosecution in Ellis case
Controversy continued into the final days of the Manny Ellis trial as the defense, again, references dismissing the case following the prosecution's use of words describing the officers’ treatment of Ellis like an animal.
'They chose instead to treat him like an animal:' Prosecution begins closing argument in Manny Ellis trial
Monday marked the beginning of the end for what has been more than three years of heartbreak, controversy, and questions in Tacoma, as the Manuel ‘Manny’ Ellis trial hears closing arguments.
Defense requests dismissal of Ellis case after controversy in final stage of trial
Controversy filled the courtroom during the final stage of the Manny Ellis death trial, as the defense requested dismissal of the case due to the prosecution’s cross-examination.
Second officer charged in Manny Ellis death testifies in trial
On Tuesday, Tacoma Police Officer Timothy Rankine testified about what happened the night Manny Ellis died.
Tacoma officer charged with killing Manny Ellis testifies in court
For the first time since the death of Manny Ellis while in Tacoma Police custody in 2020, one of the officers charged is publicly sharing their side of the story.
Use-of-force expert in Manny Ellis death trial says officers were not wrong
After more than a week-long delay due to COVID concerns and Thanksgiving, the trial of three Tacoma Police officers accused of killing Manny Ellis is back in session.
‘People threaten my spouse and my family’; Responding officer takes stand in Ellis trial
Tacoma Police Officer Masyih Ford talked about trying to subdue Manny Ellis during the deadly March 2020 incident.
Deputies testify about meth-fueled encounter with Manny Ellis prior to deadly March 2020 incident
The defense attorneys of three Tacoma Police officers charged with killing Manny Ellis are focusing on his criminal history of meth-fueled violence, which predated the fatal March 2020 encounter.
Manny Ellis death trial reaches halfway point as defense calls first witnesses
The trial of three Tacoma officers charged with killing Manny Ellis is now in its second half, as the defense called their first witnesses to the stand on Monday.
'He was my best friend': Sister of Manny Ellis takes stand in ongoing homicide trial
For the first time, the family of Manny Ellis took the stand in the trial against three officers charged with his killing.
Defense asks judge to throw out case after prosecution's last witness in Manny Ellis death trial
The defense attorneys for the officers charged with killing Manny Ellis asked the judge to throw out the case on Wednesday.
Expert calls police use-of-force in Manny Ellis death ‘excessive’ and ‘inappropriate’
An expert said that aspects of the officers’ use of force during the 2020 arrest of Manny Ellis were "excessive" and "inappropriate."