Police trainer testifies Chauvin used unauthorized neck restraint on Floyd
Reuters | Apr 06, 2021 03:55 PM EDT
Minneapolis Police Sergeant Ker Yang answers questions during the seventh day of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (Photo : Pool via REUTERS)
The Minneapolis Police Department s coordinator on the use of force told jurors on Tuesday the neck restraint applied by former policeman Derek Chauvin in the deadly arrest of George Floyd was unauthorized and that officers are trained to use the least amount of force necessary.
Prosecutors in Chauvin s murder trial presented two witnesses to try to further illustrate that he disregarded training on the appropriate use of force and dealing with crisis situations when he knelt on Floyd s neck for more than nine minutes. The handcuffed 46-year-old Black man fell limp and stopped breathing during the May 2020 arrest.
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MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -Prosecutors in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial presented a series of witnesses on Tuesday in a bid to show that the former Minneapolis police officer disregarded his training when he knelt on George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes.
Lieutenant Johnny Mercil, who teaches the proper use of force for the department, told jurors the neck restraint applied by Chauvin during the deadly arrest of Floyd was unauthorized. Officers are trained to use the least amount of force necessary to subdue a suspect, he said.
During the May 2020 arrest, the handcuffed 46-year-old Black man fell limp and stopped breathing, an incident caught on videos taken by bystanders that millions of people around the world viewed.
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By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O Brien
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Derek Chauvin s murder trial were expected to call more expert witnesses on Tuesday to testify against the former Minneapolis police officer whose deadly arrest of George Floyd sparked global protests last year.
Chauvin, who is white, has argued he followed police training when he kept his knee pushed into Floyd s neck for more than nine minutes as the handcuffed 46-year-old Black man fell limp and stopped breathing. I vehemently disagree that that was appropriate use of force for that situation on May 25, Chauvin s former boss, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, testified on Monday.
By Jonathan Allen and Brendan O'Brien MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Derek Chauvin's murder trial were expected to call more expert witnesses .