. >> my name is john curtis edwards. e-d-w-a-r-d-s. >> thank you auditor good morning sir. >> good morning. >> would you please tell the jury your occupation? >> minneapolis police sergeant. >> how long did you held that position? >> 2007, so approximate 14 years. >> not as a sergeant but as a police officer for 14 years. >> was yes, sir. >> so you start as a police officer in 2007. did you start with the minneapolis police department? >> i started as a cadet in the cadet program. >> all right. but that was your first job in law enforcement? >> yes, sir. >> you started as a cadet come describe that experience if you would. >> the cadet program is a curriculum designed for those who have graduated college some accredited college to undergo more criminal justice and law classes as well as partake in skills as well as various scenario-based simulations pertaining to law enforcement. it's a curriculum designed with the end goal of becoming pope certified by the polk board. >> opposes police officer standards and training for

i'm john curtis edwards. >> good morning, sir. >> good morning. >> would you please tell the jury your >> minneapolis police sergeant. >> how long have you held that position? >> 2007, so approximately 14 years. >> not as a var gent, but a police officer for 14 years? >> yes, sir. >> you started as a police officer in 2007, did you start with the minneapolis police department. >> i started as a cadet in the cadet program. >> that was your first job in law enforcement? >> yes, sir. >> you started as a cadet, can you describe that experience, if you would? >> the program is a curriculum designed for those that have graduated college from an accredited college to undergo more criminal justice and law classes as well as partake in skills, as well as various scenario based simulations pertaining to law enforcement. it's a curriculum designed with the end goal of becomes post certified by the post board. >> and the post is the police officers standards and training board, is that correct? >> correct. >> and that's how you get your license to be a police officer in the state of minnesota, cor

. >> i'm john curtis edwards. [ spells name ] >> thank you, your honor.d morning, sir. >> good morning. >> would you please tell the jury your occupation? >> minneapolis police sergeant. >> how long you have held that position? >> 2007 so approximately 14 years. >> not as a sergeant but as a police officer for 14 years? >> yes, sir. >> all right. so you started as a police officer in 2007. did you start with the minneapolis police department? >> i start the as a cadet program. >> all right. that was your first job in law enforcement? >> yes, sir. >> okay. you started as a cadet. describe that experience if you would. >> the cadet program is a curriculum designed for those who have graduated college from accredited college to undergo more criminal justice and law classes as well as par taking in skills as well as various scenario base simulations pertaining to law enforcement. it's a curriculum designed with the end goal folks beinging certified by the post board. >> the post is the police officer standards and training board, is that right? >> correct. >>