6’3″. 300 pounds. D1 defensive lineman at UNLV. And today the defense asked him to stand next to the defendant in front of the jury. Officer Ashton Koki is the third and final officer from HPD’s Strategic Enforcement Detail who helped take down Gerhardt Konig after a seven-hour search on the mountain.

Two officers before him already confirmed under oath they never struck the defendant in the face. Koki is the last piece of the apprehension sequence, and what the defense does with him on cross is something the jury will carry into deliberations. Watch what Otake builds. He stacks all three officers’ sizes for the record. He asks Koki to stand beside the defendant. Then he pulls up the arrest scene photo and walks the officer through how far the defendant actually “fled” before being caught. The answer might surprise you.

— WATCH WITH JUSTICE

0:09 to 2:39 – Koki is sworn in and describes the search. Five to six hours on the mountain, rocky terrain, steep hillside, big drop on the windward side. He found nothing.

2:39 to 4:37 – The unit heads back in the unmarked gray Nissan van. From 100 yards, Koki spots a male exiting the brush with a bloodstained white shirt, blue shorts, and a black cross-body bag. From 10 feet, he identifies Gerhardt Konig.

4:37 to 7:59 – Koki exits the passenger side, yells “Police, show me your hands, get on the ground.” The defendant flees toward the brush. Nicola reaches him first. Koki uses a wrist lock and holds the defendant’s legs down. No strikes described. 6’3″, 300 pounds, plain clothes, badge on a lanyard.

8:22 to 10:32 – Otake’s cross begins. He stacks the three officers: 300 pounds, 245 pounds, 300 pounds. All over six feet. All plain clothes. Then asks Koki to stand next to the defendant. The jury sees the size difference for themselves.

10:32 to 15:09 – Otake walks Koki through the geography of the arrest using the scene photo. Two-lane road. Grass strip. Bushes. The distance the defendant “fled” before being caught: about two feet.

15:42 to 16:32 – Redirect reveals Koki played D1 football at UNLV as a defensive lineman. Otake’s recross: from two feet away, anyone could get there first. “Probably.”