Surrounded by several police officers, family and supporters, Elizabeth French, mother of slain police officer Ella French arrives for the opening statements in the Ella French murder trial on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. On his last night as a Chicago police officer, Carlos Yanez Jr. remembers pulling over an SUV, then nothing more until he was on the ground, struggling to breathe and listening to panicked yells from his partner.
Growing tearful at points throughout his testimony, Yanez described to the jury his injuries and long recovery after he and French were shot during a traffic stop near 63rd Street and Damen Avenue on Aug. 7, 2021. According to prosecutors, French, Yanez and Blas pulled over an SUV occupied by Emonte Morgan, his brother Eric and a woman for expired plates. Eric Morgan handed over the keys when asked, prosecutors have alleged, but Emonte Morgan refused to put down a drink and a cellphone he was holding, leading to a scuffle, prosecutors said.
He said he can walk with the assistance of a leg brace, has a prosthetic eye and experiences ringing in his ears. He can no longer serve as a police officer. Eric Morgan was tackled in a yard by good Samaritans, Assistant State’s Attorney Scott Clark said in opening statements, while Emonte Morgan collapsed. Eric Morgan was in possession of the gun at that point, prosecutors said.
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