An interview with Officer Timothy Rankine was played in court on Thursday as the trial for the death of Manuel Ellis continues.
Dr. Daniel Wohlgelernter echoed a previous medical expert in saying Ellis' cardiac arrest was caused by a lack of oxygen, not a meth overdose.TACOMA, Wash. — Defense cross-examined a cardiologist Thursday who attributed Manuel Ellis’ cause of death to restraint asphyxia, which he said led to heart failure. For the first time, jurors also heard one of the involved Tacoma officers recount moments from the March 3, 2020 night.
“Whether asystole preceded PEA or PEA preceded asystole to me is irrelevant,” Wohlgelernter said. “… They’re all part of the same picture: hypoxia-induced cardiac arrest. And nothing else explains it. Methamphetamine would not do that. Underlining cardiac disease alone would not do that.”The defense also returned to a previous line of questioning regarding Wohlgelernter's work as an expert witness on another case.
Rankine and his partner were preparing to pull over a suspicious vehicle when they heard mic clicks over the radio. Dispatch asked for a response but didn't receive one. Then Rankine said he heard who he believed to be Burbank sounding"stressed and almost panicked." At one point, Rankine told the Pierce County detective, he moved all his weight to the middle of Ellis' body, putting his right knee just below his neck.
When backup arrived, Rankine said he continued to control Ellis while Burbank and Collins spoke with a police sergeant. Rankine told the detective during the interview that Ellis' breathing hadn't changed and he saw his chest rise and fall as Tacoma Fire drove to the scene. He said Ellis' pulse was"quite normal."
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