Page 21 - Ker Yang News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

The Minneapolis police chief was less emotional than many other witnesses in the George Floyd trial. But his point was the same: Derek Chauvin used excessive force. Under cross-examination by Chauvin attorney Eric Nelson, Mercil testified that officers are trained to use their knee across a person’s back or shoulder and employ their body weight to maintain control. But Mercil added: “We tell officers to stay away from the neck when possible.” Advertisement Nelson has argued that the now-fired Chauvin “did exactly what he had been trained to do over his 19-year career,” and he has su...

increase font size Police official: Chauvin was trained to defuse situations Jurors at the murder trial of ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin have been told that he received extensive training in how to recognize someone in crisis and calm them down. By AMY FORLITI, STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBERAssociated Press Share In this image from video, Minneapolis Police Crisis Intervention Coordinator Ker Yang testifies as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Tuesday, April 6, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Min...

The Derek Chauvin trial continues today in Minneapolis. Written By: Forum News Service | 2:45 pm, Apr. 6, 2021 × Minneapolis Police Department Officer Nicole Mackenzie testifies in the Hennepin County Courthose on Tuesday, April 6 in this still image from a broadcast of the case against Derek Chauvin. (Forum News Service) Watch a livestream of the trial and find live updates below. Editor's note: This video could contain language or visuals that some viewers might find offensive. 3:10 p.m. Expert testifies that Chauvin's use of force "excessive" A long-time Los Angeles Police Depar...

In this image from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson questions Minneapolis Police Lt. Johnny Mercil, a use of force trainer, as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. AP MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis police are taught to restrain combative suspects with a knee on their back or shoulders if necessary but are told to “stay away from the neck when possible,” a department use-of-force instructor testified Tuesday at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s mu...

MPR News via / YouTube Updated April 6, 2021 at 1:00 PM ET Lt. Johnny Mercil, who has been in charge of teaching the use of force in the Minneapolis Police Department's training division, is testifying Tuesday in former police officer Derek Chauvin's trial on murder charges. Mercil is the latest in a string of police officials who are testifying about the department's training and Chauvin's use of force against George Floyd, who died in police custody last May. Displaying a photo of Chauvin holding his knee on Floyd's neck and looking up at a bystander, prosecutor Steven Schleicher asked Mer...