Ex-wife who killed Exeter Police officer takes the stand

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KGPE) - Erika Sandoval testified connected Thursday successful beforehand of a South Valley assemblage astir the decease of ex-husband Daniel Green.

“How aged were you erstwhile you killed Danie Green,” asked Defense Attorney Megan Casebeer. 

“28,” said Sandoval, who is present 38 years old.

Sandoval broke into Green’s Goshen location connected Feb. 6, 2015, and changeable him erstwhile helium returned from the gym.

“How often bash you deliberation astir that day?” asked Casebeer. “Every azygous day?

“Yeah,” said Sandoval.

“Do you regret it?” said Casebeer.

“Absolutely,” said Sandoval.

The question: Was it premeditated execution planned by a jealous ex-wife, it was Sandoval being breached down by an abusive, tumultuous narration and snapped? 

An audio signaling that was taken by Green gave a tiny glimpse into the strained couple's life.

“Don’t ******* telephone maine names Daniel,” said Sandoval.

“Listen ***** don’t interaction me,” said Green. “Leave maine alone. I don’t adjacent privation to beryllium astir you anymore.”

The signaling was taken successful September 2014. The 2 were divorced, and Sandoval was astir six months pregnant.

“Have your kid successful jail, *****,” said Green.

The unhealthy narration started disconnected accelerated connected Sandoval’s 23rd birthday.

“Fast track,” said Sandoval erstwhile asked astir the velocity of their relationship.

Sandoval met Green astatine a barroom successful December 2009, and the 2 rapidly fell successful love. By Christmas, they were officially dating.

In October of 2010, Sandoval says helium proposed.

"He said helium wanted to wed me,” said Sandoval.

The 2 were joined the aforesaid day.

"He said let's spell to Vegas close now.”

The narration rapidly turned toxic.

Sandoval called instrumentality enforcement successful December of 2010. Sandoval says the 2 got into an statement implicit Green moving with a erstwhile fiancé.

“He got aggravated and helium rushed towards maine and grabbed me, shaking maine backmost and forth,” said Sandoval.

Sandoval says helium slammed her connected the partition and threw a vigor astatine her.

She called the police, but neither were arrested.

A mates of weeks later, Sandoval wrote a missive to the District Attorney's Office, which said Green ne'er harmed her, she wasn't reasoning straight, and she regretted getting the constabulary involved.

She testified that Green told her to constitute the letter.

Her parent testified successful tribunal with the assistance of an interpreter. She recalled an lawsuit erstwhile she went to prime up Green and Sandoval's lad with her.

She says she witnessed Green cuss Sandoval out.

"Erika looked tense and scared. She was trying to archer maine 'Mom, don't beryllium scared, everything is fine.'"

Sandoval's parent did not telephone the police.

After Green died, the grandma was initially allowed visitation of Green and Sandoval’s toddler arsenic agelong arsenic she promised not to let the lad to speech oregon video chat with Sandoval. 

Her visitation was revoked aft the grandma allowed Sandoval’s lad to talk to his mother, and adjacent utilizing a fake sanction alternatively of Erika.

"It would wounded maine that the lad would petition to talk to his mother

And his parent wanted to perceive him, that is all,” said Sandoval’s Mother.

Sandoval's lawsuit volition resume Monday greeting successful Porterville.