Martinez clarifies how Arias de-escalated situation by ‘getting a handgun’

“You chose to escalate this didn’t you, even though you had the 12 foot head start, didn’t you?” – Juan Martinez

“No, I didn’t choose to escalate it. I was trying to deescalate it.” – Defendant

“And you chose to deescalate the situation by – according to you – getting a handgun, right?” – Juan Martinez

[During cross-examination with Travis Alexander’s murderer, Jodi Arias]