Defense team tries to tie NBA champion Chris Bosh to Palisades arsonist case, citing firework evidence: report
NBA legend Chris Bosh has been drawn into the Palisades arson case.
Key points
- Prosecutors, who are seeking to disqualify Cole as a witness, said his testimony is based on drone photographs and argued that he has "zero qualifications, training, or experience" to link the brownish marks found in Bosh’s driveway a month after the fire to fireworks.
- He won two NBA championships with the Miami Heat alongside LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, as the three formed "The Big Three." He was an 11-time All-Star and was forced to retire at age 34 because of blood clots.
- The residence mentioned in the court filings belongs to Bosh, who was renting out the property when the fire broke out, according to the report.
The defense team for Jonathan Rinderknecht is seeking testimony about a firework that allegedly launched from Bosh's property on Jan.
Rinderknecht is being retried on charges that he sparked the devastating fires, and his defense denies the allegation, citing witness accounts of fireworks as a possible cause.
Additional details
- Bosh played in the NBA for 13 seasons and is in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
- Cole, a retired California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) investigator who spent 18 years in the agency’s arson unit, according to court documents obtained by the California Post.
- His defense team is seeking to introduce testimony from Michael T.
- OutKick contacted Bosh’s representatives but did not immediately receive a response.
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