The trial for the former Orleans Parish 911 director continued Friday, with the defendant taking the stand.

Tyrell Morris faces multiple charges, including false impersonation of a peace officer, malfeasance in office, injuring public records, and insurance fraud. Advertisement

Tyrell Morris testifies:

Trial began Friday with Morris taking the stand in his own defense.

Morris gave his background looking directly to the jurors. He explained how he start was from EMT in fire services to deputy director of operations, then head of OPCD until 2023 when he resigned.

He resigned the same time the Inspector General of New Orleans was requesting to interview Morris for the crash investigation.

Testimony continues:

The current OPCD Director Karl Fasold took the stand Thursday to kick off te

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