Jonathan Good, a neighbor of George Zimmerman who says he may have had the best view of the tussle leading up to Trayvon Martin's murder, began his testimony at the neighborhood watchman's trial on Friday, saying that it appeared the unarmed teen was straddling Zimmerman during their confrontation, the Associated Press reported.
Good said he did not see whether a head had slammed into the concrete sidewalk, as Zimmerman claimed happened to him by Martin. Good initially testified that it appeared "there were strikes being thrown, punches being thrown," but during detailed questioning he said he saw only "downward" arm movements being made, the AP also reported.
Zimmerman claimed that he acted in self-defense, and fatally shot 17-year-old Martin, adding that Martin repeatedly was banging his head into the concrete sidewalk behind the town-homes in a gated community.
"I couldn't see that," Good said moments later while being cross-examined.
Good, the second person to take the witness stand Friday, said he heard a noise behind his townhome in February 2012, and he saw what looked like a struggle as he stepped out onto his patio to see what was happening.
"What's going on? Stop it," Good reportedly screamed.
Good testified he saw a person in black clothing on top of another person with "white or red" clothing. He said he couldn't see faces but it looked like the person on the bottom had lighter skin. Martin was black and was wearing a dark hoodie.
Zimmerman identifies as Hispanic and was wearing a red jacket.
During cross-examination, Zimmerman's defense attorney Mark O'Mara got on his knees to recreate the fighting as he asked Good to walk him through it.
Zimmerman could receive a life prison sentence if he is convicted of second-degree murder. Zimmerman followed Martin in his truck and called a police dispatch number before he and the teen got into a fight. Zimmerman has denied the confrontation was racially motivated, contrary to claims by Martin's family.
Before Good testified, a worker at a video surveillance company that maintains cameras at the townhome community took the witness stand. The prosecutor played two videos from surveillance cameras.
Thus far in the five-day trial, jurors already have been shown some of the state's biggest pieces of evidence, including the 911 call featuring cries for help prosecutors believe came from Martin.
On Thursday, a friend of Martin's friend Rachel Jenteal, who had been on the phone with him when he was shot, testified about what she heard during his confrontation with Zimmerman.
