Day Three: Black Monte Carlo came up for first time in court today

Rivera says that he has support in the courtroom in the form of family and his attorneys. Defense asks if during lunch if he talked to anyone about his testimony.

The black Monte Carlo is brought up by the Defense. Defense asks Rivera about it. He says Flaco was actually hanging out next to the Cornhill Market when he saw the Black Monte Carlo pull up around 7:40 p.m. or so as Rivera walked out of the market.

Rivera says it was the first time he was at the Cornhill Market that he saw the black Monte Carlo.


Defense asks if he saw the shooter getting out of the Monte Carlo AFTER he got stopped. Rivera says yes, that he saw Flaco get out of the Black Monte Carlo on Neilson Street.

Rivera says he told Detective Kopek and another investigator about it. Defense wants to know when the first time he testified about this siting. She asks if he's ever come into a court and talked about the black Monte Carlo. He admits that today is the first time he testified about it in court.

Donalty explains what "to testify" means. Rivera says he gave two statements to police, but in neither of those statements did he mention the black Monte Carlo and Flaco getting out of it. He says he can't recall what town he was in when he told the investigators about it, but does know that it was in New York State. He was in jail at the time, which Rivera says was "for protection" of his family.