Created: April 07, 2021 06:07 PM
It is now the second week of testimony in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged in the death of George Floyd.
Jerome Treadwell, a 16-year-old junior at Highland Park High School in St. Paul is just one of many young people watching the trial unfold. It s a little bit of an optimistic feeling, said Treadwell, who is also president of the Youth Council in St. Paul.
He said it s been difficult to watch the Chauvin trial. Personally, I m emotional. The teen who had to witness that, and was recording that, like I immediately put myself in his or her position as they took the stand, Treadwell said, referring to 18-year-old Darnella Frazier, who testified last week.