Chauvin verdict: Will it affect how body camera footage is protected in South Carolina? Nikie Mayo, Greenville News UP NEXT Just before the jury began deliberations in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murder in the death of George Floyd, a member of the prosecutorial team told jurors to trust what they viewed. "Believe your eyes," prosecutor Steve Schleicher said. "What you saw, you saw." Evidence presented during the weeks-long trial included chilling footage of the moments leading up to Floyd's death — bystander video and also recordings from the responding police officers' own body-worn cameras.