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The prosecution rested its case Friday morning in the trial of Tremaine Jones, the man accused of killing Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) Officer Kendall Corder and injuring Officer Christopher McCray in an ambush last year.
Less than one hour later, the defense rested without calling any witnesses, meaning the case will soon be in the hands of the jury.
The state's final witness was MPD Detective Michael Driscoll, who testified about a recorded phone call between Jones and his mother, Valencia Eaton.
Jones placed the call to Eaton on July 2nd, five days after he was arrested, and just one day after being formally charged.
In the recorded phone call, Jones describes being in the alley where the ambush took place, and seeing the police officers arrive with no lights on. He told Eaton he did not know the men were police officers, saying he thought they may be "just some random people from the hood."
On Thursday, a neighbor testified that he watched the shooting unfold and spoke to Tremaine Jones moments afterward.
"He had cut through some people's yards. He thought it was somebody else," the witness said.
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"He thought it was dude?" Assistant District Attorney Grant Huebner asked.
"Yes, sir," the witness said.
The state introduced evidence collected hours after the shooting during a search warrant at the house where Jones was arrested. Investigators found a Nike jacket with the words "Just do it." The state says the man seen in videos taken by neighbors shooting a rifle in the street appears to be wearing the same jacket.
Fingerprint experts testified that they found Jones' fingerprint on duct tape wrapped around the rifle believed to be used in the shooting. Jones' defense attorney, Russell Jones, questioned the fingerprint expert during the trial.
"The only thing we can say is that there is a thumb print at position number 3, that’s Tremaine Jones," Russell Jones said.
"Yes," the expert said.
"We can’t exclude if somebody shot or touched this rifle?" Russell Jones said.
"No," the expert said.
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