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OFFICER Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd’s neck and was bearing down with most of his weight the entire time Floyd lay face down with his hands cuffed behind his back, a use-of-force expert said at Chauvin’s murder trial. Jody Stiger, a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant serving as a prosecution witness, said that based on his review of video evidence, Chauvin’s knee was on Floyd’s neck from the time officers put Floyd on the ground until paramedics arrived, more than 9 minutes, by prosecutors’ reckoning. Prosecutor Steve Schleicher showed jurors a composite imag...

April 7, 2021 Share The parade of Minneapolis police officers rejecting a former officer’s actions in restraining George Floyd continued at his murder trial, including a use-of-force instructor who said officers were coached to “stay away from the neck when possible.” Lt. Johnny Mercil on Tuesday became the latest member of the Minneapolis force to take the stand as part of an effort by prosecutors to dismantle the argument that Derek Chauvin was doing what he was trained to do when he put his knee on George Floyd’s neck last May. Several experienced officers, including the po...

Key takeaways from Day 7 of the Derek Chauvin trial The Death of George Floyd: Day 7 recap of Derek Chauvin's trial UP NEXT A nationally renowned police use-of-force expert took the witness stand on Tuesday in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, testifying that the former officer, in his opinion, used excessive force in the death of George Floyd. Sgt. Jody Stiger, a former Marine and a 28-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, was called as the prosecution's first expert witness in the high-profile case. Stiger said he reviewed all of the videos showing the May 25, 2020, fatal e...

Created: April 06, 2021 04:50 PM On Tuesday, the Derek Chauvin trial continued, with four police department employees taking the witness stand to testify. Of those who testified, they included three employees from the Minneapolis Police Department and one use of force expert from the Los Angeles Police Department.  Officers in Minneapolis 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," Minneapolis Police Department Lt. Johnny Mercil, a use-of-force instructor, testified Tuesday....

By BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (MINNEAPOLIS) -- A nationally renowned police use-of-force expert took the witness stand on Tuesday in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, testifying that the former officer, in his opinion, used excessive force in the death of George Floyd. Sgt. Jody Stiger, a former Marine and a 28-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, was called as the prosecution's first expert witness in the high-profile case. Stiger said he reviewed all of the videos showing the May 25, 2020, fatal encounter with Floyd -- including footage from police body cameras, surveillance c...