Afroman Tells Testifying Deputy, ‘Shouldn’t Have Threw A Fake Raid’

Read Meghann's article about the trial: https://www.legalaffairsandtrials.com/p/jury-sides-with-afroman-in-police I have a few more clips from Afroman’s defamation trial to share for the public record. This flash-in-a-pan trial began the day Kouri Richins’ murder trial ended in Utah. It surprised me when I already was fatigued, but I can’t let my personal circumstances prevent my followers from seeing testimony highlights from Justin Cooley, who is the son of now-retired Deputy Shawn “Officer Pound Cake” Cooley of the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. The TV camera recorded only the final 11 minutes of the younger Cooley’s testimony from Tuesday (March 17), but there are courtroom cameras that recorded all 42 minutes. (You can watch all his testimony on my Facebook page or YouTube channel.) Trial ended Wednesday with a full defense verdict for Afroman, but it would be unfair for the other deputies to have clips on my page while Cooley escapes with none. So here come a few. The first is an instant courtroom classic in which Cooley spoke directly to Afroman from the witness stand, so Afroman responded. “Every bit of this was a lie, and you knew it,” Cooley told Afroman. “Shouldn’t have threw a fake raid,” Afroman replied. Afroman’s lawyer David Osborne quieted him and Judge Jonathan Hein told the jury to disregard the statement. “Thank you, judge,” said plaintiffs’ lawyer Robert Klingler. “Did you receive any personal calls yourself accusing you or threatening you concerning this situation?” Klingler asked. “I didn’t receive any phone calls on my personal cell phone that was threatening,” Cooley answered. “I had a, I don’t know if it was a podcast or a news agency. … I quickly shut that down,” he continued. This clip rewinds to the beginning of Cooley’s comments to give you more context. “We were afraid. We were legitimately afraid that this was going to turn from what it was into something violent, because he used his position of power to spread a lie,” Cooley said. That’s when Cooley addressed Afroman directly. “You enraged the community. You enraged the community, and you put me and my family in danger because of this. Every bit of this was a lie, and you knew it,” he said. “Shouldn’t of threw a fake raid,” said Afroman, legal name Joseph Edgar Foreman. #law #music #freespeech #police