Testimony continues today before a grand jury considering whether to file criminal charges against Cincinnati Police Lt. Col. Ron Twitty over damage done to his city-owned car.

        Hamilton County jurors on Monday, the first day, heard from at least four Cincinnati police officers: two from District 4, where the wrecked 2001 Ford Taurus was found early July 4 in front of Col. Twitty's apartment in Bond Hill; and two from the police department's traffic unit, including Officer Steve Edwards.

        Officer Edwards is one of two on the Cincinnati force with national certification in accident reconstruction.

        Police Chief Tom Streicher is among those expected to testify today. So are the body-shop manager and technician from Fuller Ford in Queensgate, where the car was fixed.

        Jurors will decide whether Col. Twitty, 52, a 29-year veteran of the department and the only African-American to reach the rank of assistant chief, should be prosecuted for allegedly lying about $3,337 in damage done to the car. He has said from the start that he doesn't know what happened to the car, that it must've been hit while he slept by a driver who fled.

        Chief Streicher, after seeing pictures of the accident scene, questioned the assistant chief's explanation.

        There was no debris at the scene and the car remained perfectly parallel-parked, not moved by any impact. The chief put Col. Twitty on paid leave July 12, taking his badge and gun.

        Col. Twitty could testify, but potential defendants rarely do in grand jury proceedings. Their attorneys are not permitted to be in the room with them.

        Testimony is secret, after which the prosecutor presents options for charges to the grand jurors. They can then decide which, if any, of the options they agree with, or they can choose something else. .

        Hamilton County Prosecutor Mike Allen has declined to comment since he got the case late last month from deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, who investigated it for Cincinnati.

        Sunday story: How wreck inflamed city wounds

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