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George Floyd’s girlfriend recalls their struggles with addiction in Day 4 of murder trial Published 2 hours ago Share on Facebook Print article MINNEAPOLIS — George Floyd’s girlfriend tearfully told a jury Thursday the story of how they met — at a Salvation Army shelter where he was a security guard with “this great, deep Southern voice, raspy” — and how they both struggled mightily with an addiction to opioids. “Our story, it’s a classic story of how many people get add...

Key takeaways from day 4 of the Chauvin trial: Paramedics say Floyd was unresponsive when they arrived Dylan Stableford The fourth day of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin’s trial featured testimony from George Floyd’s longtime girlfriend as well as from first responders who attempted to resuscitate him after his fateful encounter with police. Jurors heard from five witnesses on Thursday, including paramedics and other emergency workers called to the scene wher...

Two first-responder paramedics and Courteney Ross appeared in court on Thursday

Continuing coverage of the Derek Chauvin trial from Minneapolis. Today is the fourth day of testimony.

George Floyd's girlfriend took the witness stand on Thursday and described their relationship, from a first kiss to date nights at restaurants, but also spoke about how an addiction to painkillers took hold of their life together.

Courteney Ross met Mr Floyd in 2017 at a Salvation Army shelter where he was a security guard.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/a-first-kiss-a/"></div>MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) -George Floyd’s girlfriend took the witness stand on Thursday and described their relationship, from a first kiss to date nights at restaurants, but also spoke about how an addiction to painkillers took hold of their life together. Courteney Ross, 45, was the first witness who personally knew Floyd to testify at the trial […]<!-- AddT...

George Floyd’s girlfriend tearfully told a jury Thursday the story of how they met -- at a Salvation Army shelter where he was a security guard with “this great, deep Southern voice, raspy” -- and how they both struggled mightily with an addiction to opioids.

Courteney Ross met Mr Floyd in 2017 at a Salvation Army shelter where he was a security guard.

Courteney Ross met Mr Floyd in 2017 at a Salvation Army shelter where he was a security guard.