Page 145 of Strays
Renner steps forward. “Officer Fontes, please state your full name and occupation.”
“Daniel Antonio Fontes. Police officer, Great Sky Police Department, High-Risk Operations Unit.”
“Can you describe the events you witnessed on the night of May eleventh?”
Fontes folds his hands. “It was a casual gathering. I was off-duty, there with my wife. I witnessed the man identified as Luc Knolson display signs of significant intoxication. He was loud. Disrespectful.”
“Did you personally hear the comments he made about Doctor Larsen?”
Fontes nods once. “I did.”
“Can you repeat them for the jury?”
He exhales. “He made a sexual comment about nyras. Specifically, asking the Larsens how it feels when she goes into heat, then something to the effect of ‘nyra pussy juice.’ He said he would like some.”
There’s a rustle in the gallery. Someone murmurs. Judge Conway bangs the gavel once.
“Silence.”
Renner nods. “What happened next?”
“After the first comments, the Larsens told him to leave. Shane gave the order clearly.”
“Did he comply?”
“Not immediately. His girlfriend, Kacy Silvester, tried to get him out. They moved toward the front of the house.”
“And then?”
Fontes’s jaw flexes. “He said loudly that if his girlfriend didn’t intervene, he believed the Larsens would give him what he wanted, because they’re like dogs and don’t feel shame. After that, he came back. Walked right back into the yard, toward Johane Larsen.”
“Did she look frightened?”
“Yes, I believe she was frightened.”
Renner waits. “What did the Larsen pack do?”
Fontes glances at us, then back at the jury. “Jayson Larsen stepped forward and neutralized him with a punch.”
“Did you believe the action was justified?”
“I did.”
“Why?”
“Because in my opinion, both as a police officer and as a human, the threat to Johane Larsen was escalating, and there was no time to de-escalate further. Jay Larsen ended it in one strike and then stood down. No retaliation and no overreach.”
“No further questions.”
He steps back.
The DA stands. “Officer Fontes, do you consider yourself an unbiased witness?”
Fontes doesn’t flinch. “Yes.”
“But you serve in the same unit as the defendants.”
“I did, yes. They were reassigned to Special Operations.”
