The Mayor of Colorado Springs testifies during the Cross Burning Hass Crime 'Hoax' Trial Trial

Denver, Colo.-at the same time after the defense, claimed the hate crime “Scherz”, which made a headlining in the Colorado Springs during the mayoral elections in Colorado Springs, was an act of “political theater”, Yemi Mobolade, who was now emotionally and rapid eyes on Monday.

In November, the US public prosecutor's office for Colorado announced that three people were charged by a federal jury to “malicious incorrect information about a threat created by fire” in order to support the later mayor of Colorado Springs for the first time.

The indictment was claimed that the crew had held a hate crime by introducing a small burning cross with a racist racket in the early morning hours of April 23, 2023. Videos and photographs of the inflammation were sent to the media in the media at a mass temperature. (the) candidacy. “

The first day of the test was cleared on Monday after earlier test data had been cleared at the beginning of this year. Co -accused Derrick Bernard Jr. (35) and Ashely Blackcloud (40) sat for several hours to select the jury and the opening arguments before hearing from the man in the center of the “joke”. The third suspect, the 38 -year -old Deanna West, is guilty in March and is now to testify on behalf of the public prosecutor's office before her conviction in September.

During the opening arguments, Blackcloud's lawyer claimed, Britt Morton Cobb, the hate crime “joke” never “joke” to intimidate someone or cause damage. Cobb claimed that it was never a “true threat”, but was carried out to support Mobolade. The cross fire occurred in the middle of the night, Cobb continued and the small cross and the flame should not be seen by anyone else.

“This was the definition of the political theater,” said Cobb.

Cobb claimed that Mobolade asked for help and did not treat the incident as a “real threat” itself. Cobb added that Mobolade was supposedly examined criminal under his alleged participation.

Bernard's lawyer, Tyrone Glover, claimed that Bernard was never at the scene and had no role in planning the “joke”. Glover said the text messages between Mobolade and Bernard were not a sign of plans for the production of “jokes”, but plan to demand the commitment of the community and the voter. Glover claimed “no forensic evidence (Bernard) at the crime scene”, and the only DNA found was that of the West.

According to the earlier Gazette report, the indictment claimed that Bernard had sent a message to the other two defendants in which he explained that he had “mobilized my squad in defense. Black Ops Style Big Brother. He also sent messages to prevent“ The Klan ”to achieve political control over Colorado Springs.

The deputy US lawyer {/Span} Candyce Cline gave the public prosecutor's opening argument, in which she claimed that the hate crime was not a “political stunt”, not a “political theater”, but a “threat from violence”. In addition, CLINE brought the west and how her testimony later illuminated a light on the actions of the accused this week.

“She can bring her into this conspiracy that nobody else can do,” said CLINE.

The public prosecutor presented photos of the alleged staged hate crime before {/span}. The apron written in red was clearly visible behind the small flames that could scars the apparently handmade wooden cross.

“This seems to be exactly that for the rest of the world: a real threat,” said CLINE.

After just an hour on Monday, the Mobolade public prosecutor called for the stand. Mobolade was emotionally and crashed during his certificate when Bernard identified in the courtroom and saw his unrecognizable campaign sign again.

Mobolade said he knew Bernard as a “Phoenixx Ugrilla”, and photos of text discussions between the two had his contact names as such. Colorado Springs mayor said his first interaction with Bernard in his radio show Studio – also known as “Family Flavors The Slide World Broadcasting Network” or “The Slide”.

Mobolade said he tried several times during his campaign to meet Bernard, but only hit him personally. Mobolade said he considered Bernard as “the media” and nothing more.

“Absolutely not,” replied Mobolade when he asked CLINE whether he would call Bernard a personal friend. “I wouldn't call him a friend.”

Mobolade said he knew about Blackcloud and Bernard, but I have never heard of west until the FBI called him. While the e -mail was sent to his campaign emails with film material and photographs of the burning cross and the unknown sign, Mobolade said that he only learned something about the incident in the morning when his team called him.

In the last minutes of his certificate on Monday, Mobolade was shown and asked to repeat the derogatory slang word, which was written out loud. With a shaky voice, Mobolade said: “This is the first time that I saw it (personally).”

Mobolade said he had the feeling that the burning cross was personally directed against him and said that he had come to Colorado Springs as a pastor before he ran and was chosen for the mayor.

In an interview with the Associated Press before the process, Blackcloud said Mobolade knew in advance about her plans to burn the cross, but she would not comment on, and quoted a court order in which bars discussed information in the information collected before the process.

During their opening arguments, the prosecutors emphasized that Mobolade had no part of the plan and that the law itself was a “true threat” for the mayor of Colorado Springs.

Blackcloud and Bernard, who are married, did not seem to replace words on Monday and did not sit together.

Bernard is already serving life in prison without a chance of probation after being convicted of murder of William Underwood from 2019, who asked for the rapper name “Fyl Jackk”. Aee Shawn Mathews, 26,

The accused Triggerman was acquitted of his charges in connection with the underwood murder in a court proceedings last month in the 4th court district.

Mobolade will resume his certificate on Tuesday morning.

After the statement by Mobolades, his wife Abbey Mobolade is called to the next stand, according to court records.

The Mackenzie Bodell of the Gazette contributed to this web history.

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