BELL COUNTY, Texas — A Bell County courtroom was filled with emotion on Nov. 7 as multiple SWAT team officers testified in the long-awaited trial of Marvin Guy.
Guy is charged with capital murder for allegedly shooting and killing Killeen police detective Chuck Dinwiddie during a no-knock search warrant in 2014.
Nov. 7's testimony began with the cross-examination of David Daniels. Daniels was one of the nine SWAT officers who performed the entry no-knock search warrant on Guy's home in 2014.
The defense asked Daniels why they did not arrest Guy or execute a warrant while he was walking out to his car.
"I didn't write the warrant," Daniels said. "We just executed it for them."
Daniels also says they couldn't arrest Guy because they did not have that warrant.
Guy's defense attorney, Jon Evans, then asked Daniels about him seeing a male figure inside.
The defense asked if the person Daniels saw was armed. Daniels says he did not see the person holding a gun.
The defense brought up Daniels being disoriented after being shot at, so he might not remember things correctly.
Daniels agreed he was disoriented, but not for the whole time.
The jury found out no video was made of the operation. No microphones were worn either.
Daniels says that's because microphones are only part of the patrol cars, not the SWAT team.
While there was no footage of what happened on May 9, 2014, Byron Goodsby told the jury what he remembered nearly nine years ago.
Goodsby was on the SWAT team as a breacher during the operation. He remembered hitting Guy's door multiple times. However, every time, he said the door "rubber-banded" back.
"I've hit enough doors to know it was barricaded," Goodsby told the jury. "I knew something wasn't right."
Goodsby started crying and was very emotional while explaining the moments before his team members were struck.
Goodsby remembered seeing team member Otis Denton on the ground yelling that he was hit, but it was hard to see because there was a lot of smoke due to a flashbang going off.
Goodsby said while his main focus was trying to get Guy's door open so no one would get hit, he then heard someone yell that Dinwiddie was struck.
In tears, Goodsby told the jury Dinwiddie was shot in the right cheek. Goodsby said when he saw the detective he ran over and grabbed him, trying his best to pull him to safety.
"He couldn't stay right there," Goodsby said.
Prosecutors asked Goodsby what condition Dinwiddie was in.
"Not good," Goodsby replied. He told the jury their team was hoping for the best and thought they had a good plan.
"An ambush is an ambush," Goodsby said.
In cross-examination, the defense questioned why Goodsby's report was written a week later. The defense brought up how his report read as if one of the officers started shooting first.
The defense also brought up how Goodsby never mentioned yelling "police search warrant" in his report.
Goodsby says he did announce "police search warrant" along with many other team members, and he could not confirm when the gunfire started.
"There was a lot going on that night," Goodsby said. "I was trying to get the door open."
The next officer to testify was Alejandro Sune. He has been with the Killeen Police Department since 2001 and became a part of the SWAT team in 2002.
Sune told the jury that while Goodsby was attempting to breach Guy's door, he also heard gunfire.
Sune said he then heard Denton yelling that he was shot in the leg.
"It was concerning," Sune said.
Sune says he dragged Denton to the east side of the residence, then found Dinwiddie and gave him CPR until he got a weak pulse.
Prosecutors asked Sune what was running through his head.
"Anger and disappointment," Sune said.
Sune knew Dinwiddie for 22 years.
"Chuck was a better man than I am," Sune said. "Probably everything a child wished their father was and everything a wife wished their husband was. All around a great guy."
Willie Wingfield took the stand next. He joined the SWAT team in 2009.
During the operation in 2014, Wingfield said he heard rapid gunfire after Goodsby tried to get inside.
Wingfield remembered running and slipping because of the wet conditions. He fell and dropped the flashbang which was supposed to go off inside.
Wingfield testified that as smoke started to haze around him, he felt bullets grazing by him. He said turned around, dropped to a knee and started returning fire.
Wingfield said he then heard "officer down" on the radio. Seconds later, he found Denton in pain.
"I tried to calm him down," Wingfield said. "I told him I wasn't going to leave him."
Wingfield testified about Dinwiddie being brought over and thinking he was gone.
Wingfield said he went to the hospital and was right by Denton's side telling him to stay awake. He remembered Dinwiddie being brought into the hospital too.
"I held his hand," Wingfield said in tears. "I didn't want him to be by himself."
Wingfield described Dinwiddie as a funny guy.
"I never saw Chuck mad," Wingfield smiled. "He made us mad because he was always so happy."
The defense brought up Wingfield firing. Wingfield told jurors no officers were directly in front of him, and the shots fired first would not come from one of their weapons.
Denton then took the stand next. He was with the Killeen Police Department for 18 years and retired in 2023.
Denton said he remembered Guy's door being hit several times before he was shot in the left leg. He remembered seeing Dinwiddie lying in front of him on his backside.
Denton said he helped cover Dinwiddie, while also being dragged by other officers to the east side of the residence.
Prosecutors asked Denton if he thought he was going to die.
"Absolutely," Denton said.
Denton recalled talking to Dinwiddie through all the chaos.
"I told Chuck to wake up and keep fighting," Denton testified.
Denton told jurors he was in the hospital for two weeks. He couldn't walk after and had to go to extensive rehab.
Denton described Dinwiddie as an extraordinary detective.
"He was the kind of guy that would give you the shirt off his back if you needed something," Denton said.
Testimony resumes Wednesday, Nov. 8.
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