BELL COUNTY, Texas — Both the State and defense rest their case in the Marvin Guy trial on Thursday, Nov. 16.
Guy is charged with capital murder for allegedly killing Killeen detective Chuck Dinwiddie during a no-knock search warrant in 2014.
During the proceedings, the jury heard emotional testimony from Dinwiddie's wife.
Holly Dinwiddie told the jury this all happened two days before their daughter's birthday. She was going to run errands that day for the party but was met with a dreaded knock on their front door instead.
"He was ripped from us," Holly Dinwiddie told the jury in tears. "The hole will never heal. He was our Superman. Our bubble is broken. We will live with this for the rest of our life."
Before Dinwiddie's wife testified, the defense made a motion for another mistrial, after the State called in a witness who brought up Guy's violent past.
"That bell cannot be unrung," Guy's defense attorney, Jon Evans, said. "The cat is out of the bag."
Both sides agreed not to discuss this in trial beforehand, but Judge John Gauntt denied the motion for a mistrial.
Once the State rested, the defense only called in one witness.
Commander Scott Meads with the Killeen PD Criminal Investigation Division, described mistakes made in the no-knock search warrant by SWAT team members.
Meads did an administrative review after the incident, pointing out issues at the de-briefing.
Meads testified officers arrived late and were having side bar discussions about the NFL Draft. There were also concerns about the floor plan and what Guy's apartment actually looked like.
Another issue, Meads said, was the pre-entry stack because it placed officers in a vulnerable position. After shots were fired, officers returned fire without seeing a clear threat or target.
"The policy is to return fire only when you have a direct threat," Meads told the jury.
After the shooting, an officer left the scene with weapons before inspection.
According to Meads' administrative report, some officers delayed in turning in their incident reports.
In cross-examination, District Attorney Henry Garza fired back asking, "Who is responsible for the death of Chuck Dinwiddie?"
"Marvin Guy," Meads answered.
When Garza asked who pulled the trigger on that fateful early morning in May 2014, Meads replied, "Marvin Guy."
Garza says the barricaded door prevented the successful operation and in Meads' report, it was noted that a number of things were done correctly.
Before wrapping up cross-examination, Garza asked Meads if mistakes made in the operation made Guy less responsible for Dinwiddie's death.
Meads answered no.
The jury will be back in the courtroom on Nov. 20. There they will decide if Guy walks as a free man or spends his life in prison.
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