| WITNESS CAUSES CHUCKLES September 22, 2004 The tension in court was broken when California Department of Justice Agent Alex Quick took the stand. The court clerk didn't notice that Quick's right hand was in a sling and proceeded to ask the agent to raise his right hand to be sworn in. The jury and court observers erupted in laughter. Quick was not sure what he was supposed to do, until Judge Al Delucchi told him he could raise his left hand instead. Agent Quick, who tailed Peterson until his April 18 arrest near a San Diego golf course, said Peterson soon figured out that his maroon Mercedes was being followed by law enforcement officers in 10 cars, and led Quick and nine other officers on a 160-mile circle through parts of Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties. "Did Scott Peterson contact you in any way or let you know he knew he was being followed?" prosecutor Rick Distaso asked. "He displayed his middle finger," the agent replied. When the prosecutor asked if Quick understood what Peterson was trying to convey, several jurors laughed and Peterson smiled. The agent saw other officers arrest Peterson and said that Peterson had orange hair and a heavy goatee. Quick said he collected wads of cash from the Mercedes and Peterson's pocket. Other officers are expected to testify that Peterson was carrying more than $1,400. Under cross-examination by Geragos, Quick acknowledged that all the officers involved in the pursuit wore plain clothes, drove unmarked cars and did not identify themselves as officers until the arrest. Peterson's defense has suggested he was trying to avoid tabloid reporters who were also following him, and Geragos noted that police found in the Mercedes a piece of paper with descriptions of all the cars tailing him. "The first attempt to pull him over, he pulled over," Geragos asked. "Yes," Quick said. HOME INDEX LACI TRIAL SCOTT ALIBI-WITNESS LIST EVIDENCE PHOTOS |
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