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Hennepin County s chief medical examiner testified in Derek Chauvin s murder trial Friday that George Floyd s underlying heart disease was a contributor to his death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, and that being held down on the street outside Cup Foods was just more than Mr. Floyd could take.
Dr. Andrew Baker s testimony came in the afternoon, after three other medical experts had already testified in Chauvin s Hennepin County District Court trial on second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter charges in Floyd s death. The cause of death is a pivotal point for both prosecutors and the defense.
Teen pleads guilty to killing his mom s friend in a Bloomington hotel room Dequan Smith was tried as an adult. April 6, 2021 8:16pm Text size Copy shortlink:
A teenager who fatally shot his mother s friend pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree unintentional murder.
Dequan Smith, who was 17 at the time, was tried as an adult in Hennepin County District Court. Now 18, he also pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree robbery, according to a Hennepin County Attorney s Office news release.
Smith will serve nearly 19 years in prison.
Smith fatally shot Jennifer Swaggert, 39, of Minneapolis on July 12 in a Bloomington hotel room in a dispute over $270 for a storage unit. Smith s mother was convicted of aiding her son after the murder and sentenced to six years in prison.