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 reason.”
The vandals were dressed all in black and ran when the victim called the police, the release said. There was more than $ 400 in damage to the home, so police said the incident is considered felony hooliganism.
Police said the house was Brodd’s previous residence, although he “has not lived in the residence for several years and is no longer a California resident,” the release said.
“It appears that the suspects in this vandalism were targeted by Mr. Brodd for his testimony,” police said in the release. “Since Mr. Brodd no longer lives in the town of Santa Rosa, it looks like the victim was a false target.”
Another act of vandalism took place 45 minutes later at Santa Rosa Plaza Mall, where a large hand statue was also smeared with pig’s blood. The vandals also left a sign in front of the statue with a picture of a pig that read “Oink Oink,” the release said.
Police believe that both the house and the hand image were destroyed by the same people.