MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kneeling on George Floyd ‘s neck while he was handcuffed and lying on his stomach was top-tier, deadly force and “totally unnecessary,” the head of the Minneapolis
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Duty sergeant: Officers could have ended Floyd restraint
A Minneapolis police supervisory sergeant who was on duty the night George Floyd died has testified that he believes the officers who restrained Floyd could have ended it after he stopped resisting
By STEVE KARNOWSKI, AMY FORLITI and TAMMY WEBBER Associated Press
April 2, 2021, 4:34 AM
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In this image from video, witness David Pleoger, a retired Minneapolis police sergeant reviews a document during testimony as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Thursday, April 1, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis, Minn. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
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Prosecutors will continue to lay out their case Thursday against Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis officer charged in the death of George Floyd. Three days of testimony have included first-hand accounts of Floyd s fatal arrest from a series of eyewitnesses, some of whom cried and described feeling helpless as the unarmed Black man struggled for air.
Chauvin, who was seen in disturbing videos kneeling on Floyd s neck, is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. He has pleaded not guilty.
Court ended Wednesday with jurors watching a series of police body camera videos showing the fatal encounter. Earlier Wednesday, a bystander witness broke down in tears on the stand as prosecutors played a bodycam video showing officers attempting to force Floyd inside a squad car.
Witnesses, video detail George Floyd s final hours
In a third day of sometimes tense and emotional testimony, prosecutors continued to lay out their case Wednesday against Derek Chauvin, the fired Minneapolis officer charged in the death of George Floyd.
Chauvin, who was seen in a disturbing video kneeling on the neck of the unarmed Black man, is charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. He has pleaded not guilty.
Court adjourned for the day after jurors watched body camera videos of the fatal encounter. Earlier Wednesday, a bystander witness broke down in tears on the stand as prosecutors played police body camera video showing officers attempting to force Floyd inside a squad car. Charles McMillian, who was on the sidewalk during the struggle, sobbed and said he felt helpless. McMillian testified he yelled to Floyd that he can t win to encourage him to comply with officers.