Prosecution: Floyd told officers "thank you" when they initially pulled him out of the car
Prosecutor Steve Schleicher delivers the state's closing arguments on April 19. Pool
Prosecuting attorney Steve Schleicher played footage from Derek Chauvin's body camera and told the jury that as officers pulled George Floyd out of the car and put him on the ground, he said "thank you."
Schleicher told the jury that once Floyd was on the ground he did not resist.
"A reasonable officer in the defendants position at that time should have recognized and understood, he wasn't trying to escape. He wasn't trying to punch anyone, stab anyone. The problem was the back of the car. Just like George Floyd tried to explain over and over. The problem was the back of the car."