INDIANAPOLIS — Patience was running thin in Judge Angela Davis’ courtroom as the trial of Mylik Hill got underway Tuesday afternoon.
Hill is facing numerous charges, including attempted murder, after police say he shot IMPD officer Thomas Mangan in the neck back in February 2022 while he was responding to a report of a car crash.
Trial begins for man accused of shooting IMPD officer in 2022
Hill has chosen to represent himself.
The trial started normally with the prosecution making its opening statement and telling the jury they intended to prove that Mylik Hill was the person who shot and wounded Officer Mangan.
But it wasn’t long before Hill began objecting to the crime scene photos Deputy Prosecutor Amy Jacobson showed to the jury during her opening statement.
Judge Davis said Hill had no legal basis for that objection.
“This is what she intends the evidence to be so your objection is overruled,” Judge Davis said.
During his own opening statement, Hill maintained that he committed no crime. The prosecution made repeated objections to his statements and Judge Davis had to continually remind him of trial court rules.