A Minnesota state court is doing everything it can to protect the privacy of the jurors who will decide the fate of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd. But their answers to questions in jury selection provided a glimpse into who they are.
The ruling, issued Wednesday, returns the poodle and beagle mix, named Oliver, to Dannielle Zephier.
Zephier bought the dog from a breeder in 2008 and moved to California for school in 2013. Dogs were not allowed in her housing there. While in Minnesota, she had dated Derrick Agate Jr., and the two remained friendly when their two-year relationship ended. He agreed to take care of Oliver while she was away.
Zephier paid for veterinary bills, visited Oliver and communicated with Agate about him. But when she returned to Minnesota and sought to take Oliver back in 2017, Agate and his new girlfriend, Lee Ann Krueger, refused to give up the dog, arguing that they had been caring for him for years and were bonded with him.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin's call with his supervisor after he knelt on George Floyd's neck was heard by the jury Thursday in court.
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Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin did not initially tell his supervisor that he knelt on George Floyd s neck, and when he did, the ex-officer failed to report that the restraint lasted more than nine minutes as Floyd pleaded for his life, according to testimony in Hennepin County District Court on Thursday.
Recently retired supervisory Sgt. David Pleoger spoke to Chauvin on a cellphone May 25 after receiving a call from a 911 dispatcher about a possible use of force by officers seen on city surveillance cameras.
A body-worn camera captured Pleoger s initial cellphone conversation with Chauvin, who downplayed what had happened, saying, Not really, but had to hold the guy down, he was going crazy … wouldn t go in the back of the squad.
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