Bethel is back on the witness stand testifying saying she believed Letecia was trying to escape, “The fact that she had slipped her handcuffs, assaulted a deputy, then later opened the back door of the van.”
Bethel said Letecia attempted to open the van door with her foot. She said Letecia was resisting arrest, and she was tensing her body and also using her hands to try to manipulate out of the handcuffs.
Bethel said after the incident, when they escorted Letecia to a patrol car, she dropped all her weight which caused Bethel do have a shoulder injury that needed surgical repair later on.
Bethel said Letecia mislead the investigation from the start and continued misleading the investigation until her arrest.
When asked about Letecia appearing to have different personalities or talk in a Spanish accent, Bethel said "no." She then added, “I believe she is sane, and she is manipulative, and very calculated.”
Cross examination for Bethel has begun. Defense attorney Will Cook asked Bethel about Letecia’s behavior during the transport back to Colorado. He’s asking questions like, "She seemed like she was calm and collected? Didn’t switch her personalities?"
Cook then approached the witness stand with a book about mental disorders saying, “This is more or less the Bible for diagnosing psychiatric disorders.” Bethel testified saying she hasn't read the book.
Cook then asked Bethel if she gave her opinion on Letecia’s insanity based on definitions or anything found in the book. She said “no.” That was the end of cross examination for Bethel.
Cook then asked Bethel if she gave her opinion on Letecia’s insanity based on definitions or anything found in the book. She said “no.” That was the end of cross examination for Bethel.
