Ross Spang, a 22-year-old man charged for the death of Eduardo Cademartori outside of Crave Restaurant and Lounge Dec. 7, testified against one of his codefendants Tuesday after prosecutors showed images from a police surveillance camera of the confrontation.
According to the Wisconsin State Journal, Spang testified the images on the surveillance camera show Spang and two patrons of Crave Restaurant and Lounge, also charged in the death, follow and confront Cademartori, 27, in the middle of the intersection of State, West Johnson and North Henry streets.
Spang identified Walters, 20, by a hooded sweatshirt with an emblem he was wearing on the video. Walter's attorney, Michael Short, attempted to show Walters tried to get the others to back off, but Spang refuted that, by saying, I would say he was just as involved as any of us.""
Spang was working as a bartender's assistant at Crave the night of the confrontation. Spang said he saw Cademartori, who had tried to take a beer outside, shove a bouncer up against a wall. Spang said when he went to assist the situation, Cademartori verbally threatened him and punched him in the mouth.
Spang said when he returned to the bar area, Walters said something to imply they should go ""kick his ass,"" and the three suspects then left Crave looking for Cademartori.
The video shows Cademartori fall to the ground after being hit in the head and Spang, Fuller and Walters are seen fleeing from the scene. Cademartori was pronounced dead the next day because of blunt neck trauma.
