![]() ![]() The State questioned why he didn't have time to reholster his weapon that night and use a non-deadly method of force. ![]() At the time of the shooting, Kerrick testified that he had every reason to believe Ferrell was armed. There were some discrepancies about when Kerrick gave verbal commands and whether he said Ferrell reached for his gun or actually grabbed it. There were a few heated exchanges, but he maintained his cool throughout cross examination. At one point, Teresa Postell, an Assistant Attorney General with the NC Department of Justice’s Criminal Appellate Section, rolled her eyes while Kerrick answered one of her questions. The State later questioned Kerrick's credibility by going through Kerrick's initial interview with detectives after the shooting. The State questioned Kerrick about the policy of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Policy Department, which has a policy saying the camera should stay on until the encounter is over. The officer said he was in a “fight for his life” and apologized for inconsistencies in his testimony on Friday compared to his statement after the shooting. He also said he turned off his lights and siren when arriving on-scene in order to not scare away Ferrell. Kerrick said that he turned off the camera, because his focus was on the breaking and entering call and it was his common practice to turn it off if there wasn't going to be an encounter with a suspect. The officer first took the stand in his own defense on Thursday, and his testimony on Friday began with his reasoning on why the dash cam from his cruiser was not turned on. He is charged in the shooting death of Jonathan Ferrell. ![]() CHARLOTTE - CMPD Officer Randall Kerrick was questioned by prosecutors in his second day on the stand in his voluntary manslaughter trial. ![]()
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