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Live: MPD lieutenant in charge of use-of-force training says Chauvin's knee on Floyd's was not authorized Lt. Johnny Mercil said a knee on a person's neck is not a "trained neck restraint," and would not be authorized once the person is handcuffed and under control. Author: Emily Haavik, Diane Sandberg (KARE11) Published: 6:04 AM EDT April 6, 2021 Updated: 12:08 PM EDT April 6, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS — Editor's note: Some of the images depicted in the video and testimony are graphic. Have a question you'd like to hear our trial experts answer? Send...

Minneapolis police officials say Derek Chauvin didn’t follow his training or department policies The training coordinator for the Minneapolis Police Department’s crisis intervention program testified Tuesday in Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial about the importance of recognizing when someone is in crisis and de-escalating the situation. “Policy requires that when it’s safe and feasible, we should de-escalate,” said Sgt. Ker Yang, who has been with the department for 24 years. Officers are trained in a critical decision-making model to address people in crisis that calls on them to c...

Watch: Day 7 Of Derek Chauvin's Trial | NBC News MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) — A day after the Minneapolis police chief appeared on the witness stand, jurors in the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin, charged with murder in the deadly arrest of George Floyd, heard from another police witness about training to deal with crisis situations. The first witness of the day was Minneapolis Police Department Sgt. Ker Yang, a crisis intervention training coordinator with the department. Yang testified that Chauvin completed 40 hours of training in how to deal with suspects who are going through a crisis...

Prosecutors called the coordinator, Sgt. Ker Yang, 49, to the stand and walked through the various decisions that officers are expected to make while on the job. Steve Schleicher, a prosecutor, emphasized in his questions that the police are supposed to constantly re-evaluate a situation and act accordingly, to which Sergeant Yang agreed. “When we talk about fast-evolving situations, I know that they do exist, they do happen,” Sergeant Yang testified. But in many situations, he added, “We have the time to slow things down and re-evaluate and reassess.” His comments echoed those of Chi...

Derek Chauvin Trial, April 6 Live Updates: Use Of Force Expert Says Chauvin’s Force Was ‘Excessive’ CBS Minnesota 55 mins ago Syndicated Local – WCCO | CBS Minnesota UPDATE (3:10 p.m.): As the state’s expert witness, Officer Jody Stiger has reviewed all body cam footage, other videos including cell phone videos, reports, manuals from MPD, and training materials in his review of the May 25 incident. Stiger said George Floyd was actively resisting arrest at first, but wasn’t after he was put in the prone position. He said that the ex-officers at that time “shoul...