Brodd testified Tuesday that Chauvin, a former officer, was justified in kneeling on George Floyd for more than nine minutes, did not use lethal force and “acted with objective reasonableness.”
The vandals were dressed in black and fled while the victim called police, according to the statement. There was more than $ 400 in damage to the house, so police said the incident was considered vandalism a felony.
Police said the home was Brodd’s former residence, although he “has not lived in the residence for several years and is no longer a resident of California,” according to the statement.
“It appears that the suspects in this vandalism were directed by Mr Brodd for his testimony,” police said in the statement. “Since Mr. Brodd no longer lives in the city of Santa Rosa, it appears the victim was the subject of a false error.”
Another act of vandalism took place 45 minutes later in the Santa Rosa Plaza shopping center, where a large hand-painted statue of pig blood was also anointed. The vandals also left a sign in front of the statue with an image of a pig saying “Oink Oink,” according to the statement.
Police believe the statue of the house and the hand were vandalized by the same people.