John Alden testified for the defense about injuries he observed on Sarah Boone and Jorge Torres during a 2019 battery call that resulted in Torres's arrest. On cross-examination, he qualified his memory of camera activation and agreed that body-camera video and audio would be the best evidence of events on scene five years earlier.
Law enforcementOrange County Sheriff's Office
John Alden
John Alden is a corporal with the Orange County Sheriff's Office. He previously worked as a deputy in the uniform patrol division.
Appeared2024 Criminal Trial
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John Alden testified for the defense on Day 8 about an August 28, 2019 battery call involving Sarah Boone and Jorge Torres. The Orange County Sheriff's Office corporal identified himself as the lead officer in that investigation.
On direct examination by Tony Henderson, Alden described redness on the left side of Boone's neck and what appeared to be an old injury to her right eye. He also observed redness near Torres's left eye and confirmed that Torres was arrested that day.
On cross-examination, Alden recalled light redness near Torres's left eye from his report. He said he believed his body camera had been activated and agreed that its video and audio would be the best evidence of events on scene, particularly after five years. He confirmed that Torres refused to explain what happened and that the investigation relied on speaking with Boone, attempting to speak with Torres, and visual observations. The defense declined redirect, and Alden was excused.
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