The father of a returning Iraqi war veteran testified on Monday that he saw a former Fresno police officer inappropriately hit several people at a party for his son.
David Rendon told jurors that after an argument broke out during the party for his son George, he saw officer Marcus Tafoya hit at least four people with his baton.
But under cross-examination, Rendon admitted that he locked the screen door of his house after Tafoya went inside, and that he wanted to go get his gun.
Rendon said if he had gotten the weapon, he would have done what he had to do to keep Tafoya from harming anyone else.
Rendon denied yelling, "I know Jerry Dyer personally -- you wait until he hears about this" -- referring to Fresno's police chief.
Late Monday afternoon, police Sgt. Richard Brown testified that when he went to the party scene that night, Officer Tafoya appeared to be upset, and he looked disheveled -- as if he had been in a struggle.
Tafoya is accused of eight counts of assault and one count of burglary in connection with that party and three other incidents.
He was fired from the police department two years ago.
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