*The court is currently in recess for lunch. It is expected to be back in session at around 1 p.m., and the livestream will be back up at that time. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The second trial for former Albuquerque Police Department Officer Kenneth Skeens continued Wednesday morning. Tues day's session ended and Wednesday's began with the testimony of Albuquerque Police Department Impact Task Force Sergeant Troy Simpson. Simpson was called to review the case when it occurred in 2022. He detailed APD’s process for issuing a criminal trespass and testified that Skeens only waited 30 to 40 seconds to arrest Matthew McManus after asking to see his identification. On Wednesday, a recording of McManus' sworn statement was played for the jury. The state plans to call Target employees and other officers to the stand. The trial is expected to last through the end of the week, and Skeens faces up to four years behind bars if convicted Second trial begins against former APD officer accused of false imprisonment Skeens is accused of using excessive force against McManus in August 2022, arresting him while he was attempting to use cash to purchase a bicycle at an Albuquerque Target self-checkout. Bodycam footage shows Skeens asking McManus to collect his money and leave, threatening to issue a criminal trespass, and, eventually, taking McManus out of the store and detaining him.  Skeens is charged with false imprisonment, perjury, and making a false report. He was fired from the Albuquerque Police Department and pleaded not guilty in August 2023. Skeens' first trial was declared a mistrial as the result of a hung jury after they were unable to unanimously agree on a verdict. On Tuesday, April 1, the prosecution and defense both provided opening statements, and the state's first witness was called to the stand. The state's opening focused on how Skeens initiated the situation in an attempt to check for warrants, asking to speak with the store’s asset protection specialist, Ty Hunt, and flagging McManus as a potential shoplifter - all without Target asking him to do so - alleging that Skeens arrested McManus without cause to do so. The defense's opening focused on how Hunt pointed McManus out to Skeens, explaining that Skeens thought he had Target's authorization to approach McManus, and that his only intention was to remove McManus from the store. ...read more read less