Testimony on Tuesday in the trial of a fired Mesquite police officer who shot an unarmed man twice in the back revolved around what the cop knew when he pulled up behind a truck parked outside a business.
Derick Wiley, 37, is on trial a second time in the November 2017 shooting that seriously injured 32-year-old Lyndo Jones.
Wiley is charged with aggravated assault by a public servant and faces up to life in prison if convicted. The ex-cop plans to ask for probation, according to court records.
Jurors couldn't agree on a verdict after 10 hours of deliberation during the first trial in September.
Jones testified Monday and Tuesday about the moments leading up to the shooting.
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On Nov. 8, 2017, the officer responded to a 911 call about a suspicious person in a truck outside a Mesquite business.
Mesquite police Det. Brent Ehrenberger was listening to Wiley's call on the police radio to report shots fired.
“He is dealing with the scene, he’s dealing with whatever’s going through his mind and trying to get everything as calm as possible,” the detective said.
Much of his testimony revolved around what Wiley knew about the 911 call when he arrived on scene.
He testified during the first trial that he thought Jones might have been burglarizing the truck and believed Jones was reaching for a weapon.
Jones was inside his own truck and was unarmed when he was shot.
Body camera and dash camera footage show Wiley approach the truck with his gun drawn. Jones gets out of the truck and lays on the ground, but then the man and the cop struggle after Wiley puts his knee on Jones' back.
Wiley shoots Jones twice while he appears to be running away.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys asked Ehrenberger to explain how information from 911 calls is given to officers via their laptops or their radios.
Dr. Kara Monday said Jones had broken ribs in addition to the gunshot wounds but couldn't confirm whether he sustained the broken ribs during the altercation with Wiley.
Testimony resumes Wednesday morning. Wiley is expected to testify during the trial.