![Ken Lambert Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, center, is flanked by two of his defense attorneys as Nelson's murder trial gets underway, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Kent, Wash. On the left is Tim Leary, to the right is Emma Scanlan. Nelson is charged with murder in the death of a 26-year-old man outside a convenience store. (Ken Lambert](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d6c0c338c3924203b7d78e6f5053763a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, center, is flanked by two of his defense attorneys as Nelson's murder trial gets underway, Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Kent, Wash. On the left is Tim Leary, to the right is Emma Scanlan. Nelson is charged with murder in the death of a 26-year-old man outside a convenience store. (Ken Lambert
![Erika Schultz Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, center, is flanked by two of his defense attorneys Tim Leary, left, and Emma Scanlan, right, during closing arguments at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, Wash., Thursday, June 20, 2024. Officer Nelson is charged with fatally shooting Jesse Sarey, 26, while attempting to arrest him for disorderly conduct on May 31, 2019. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c33cb123fe574776866974af0f529f98/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, center, is flanked by two of his defense attorneys Tim Leary, left, and Emma Scanlan, right, during closing arguments at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, Wash., Thursday, June 20, 2024. Officer Nelson is charged with fatally shooting Jesse Sarey, 26, while attempting to arrest him for disorderly conduct on May 31, 2019. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP)
![Erika Schultz Judge Nicole Gaines Phelps listens during closing arguments of Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson's trial at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, Wash., Thursday, June 20, 2024. Officer Nelson is charged with fatally shooting Sarey, 26, while attempting to arrest him for disorderly conduct on May 31, 2019. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e2ed6971c22d438181f00550b9447bb8/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Judge Nicole Gaines Phelps listens during closing arguments of Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson's trial at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, Wash., Thursday, June 20, 2024. Officer Nelson is charged with fatally shooting Sarey, 26, while attempting to arrest him for disorderly conduct on May 31, 2019. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP)
![Erika Schultz Attorney Tim Leary, from left, Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, attorney Emma Scanlan listen to closing arguments at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, Wash., Thursday, June 20, 2024. Officer Nelson is charged with fatally shooting Jesse Sarey, 26, while attempting to arrest him for disorderly conduct on May 31, 2019. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8551299bb2684a398a15b400d92dad71/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Attorney Tim Leary, from left, Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, attorney Emma Scanlan listen to closing arguments at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, Wash., Thursday, June 20, 2024. Officer Nelson is charged with fatally shooting Jesse Sarey, 26, while attempting to arrest him for disorderly conduct on May 31, 2019. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP)
![Erika Schultz An image of Jesse Sarey is displayed during closing arguments at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, Wash., Thursday, June 20, 2024. Judge Nicole Gaines Phelps is in front. Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson is charged with fatally shooting Sarey, 26, while attempting to arrest him for disorderly conduct on May 31, 2019. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c9ad2d2adf5a4bfba430c258a74f3dba/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
An image of Jesse Sarey is displayed during closing arguments at Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, Wash., Thursday, June 20, 2024. Judge Nicole Gaines Phelps is in front. Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson is charged with fatally shooting Sarey, 26, while attempting to arrest him for disorderly conduct on May 31, 2019. (Erika Schultz/The Seattle Times via AP)