Women arrested for leaving bloody pig’s head outside former home of witness who testified in defense of Derek Chauvin
A group of three women have been arrested for allegedly leaving a bloody pig’s head outside the former California residence of an expert witness who testified in defense of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin last month.
The vandalism occurred at a Santa Rosa home on April 17, just four days after Barry Brodd, a former Santa Rosa Police Department training officer, appeared in a Minneapolis courtroom on 45-year-old Chauvin’s behalf. He argued the former cop was justified when he knelt down on George Floyd’s neck for an extended period of time and that he “was acting with objective reasonableness” during the Memorial Day incident last year.
Authorities said while they believe the vandals intended to target Brodd, he has “not lived at the residence for a number of years and is no longer a resident of California.”
On Wednesday, authorities announced Rowan Dalbey, 20, Kisten Aumoithe, 34, and Amber Lucas, 35, have been charged with conspiracy and felony vandalism. According to a police statement to NBC, Dalbey and Aumoithe were arrested Tuesday morning while Lucas was arrested later in the evening.
“Additional evidence was recovered during the search warrants, and all three suspects were booked into jail,” Santa Rosa police said.
Despite Brodd’s testimony, Chauvin was ultimately convicted on charges of second- and third-degree murder as well as second-degree manslaughter.
