Over two days, eyewitness Sara McDowell was questioned about her recollection of events from the night of March 3, 2020.
The death investigator responded to the intersection where Manuel Ellis died on March 3, 2020. He was not the one to make the final determination of how Ellis died.A death investigator for the Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office is expected back on the witness stand in the trial over Manuel Ellis' death Thursday morning.
In his testimony Wednesday, Atzet said he documented the scene where Ellis died, but he was not responsible for making the determination of Ellis’ death, which is done by a pathologist. Prior to arriving at the scene, Atzet told the court he reviewed Ellis’ medical history – as he does with any case when possible in order to learn about any underlying conditions.
Atzet's testimony hints at what is expected to be a long back and forth between prosecutors and defense over what Ellis' cause of death truly was. The medical examiner also noted in his report that Ellis had what was a potentially fatal amount of methamphetamine in his system at the time he died, writing,"It is unlikely that this death would have occurred due to physical restraint alone, without the contributing conditions. An argument could be made that the extremely high methamphetamine concentration should be considered the primary factor.
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