Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS The Minneapolis police chief testified Monday that now-fired Officer Derek Chauvin violated departmental policy and went against “our principles and the values that we have” in pressing his knee on George Floyd’s neck and keeping him down after Floyd had stopped resisting and was in distress. Continuing to kneel on Floyd’s neck once he was handcuffed behind his back and lying on his stomach was “in no way, shape or form” part of department policy or training, “and it is certainly not part of our ethics or our values,” Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said on Day Six of Chauvin’s murder trial.
USA TODAY
MINNEAPOLIS – The prosecution of Derek Chauvin in George Floyd s death has focused not only on its arguments that the former police officer is culpable but a more elementary issue: That he failed to carry out his duty to provide basic care when Floyd was in medical distress and became unresponsive.
Minneapolis Police Department officials testified Chauvin violated department policy by failing to move Floyd on his side to ease his breathing once he had been restrained
on the ground.
Prosecutors presented video showing Chauvin pressing his knee on Floyd s neck even after Floyd was face-down, hands cuffed behind his back.
Derek Chauvin Trial: Who are the witnesses?
By FOX 9 Staff
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Both the State of Minnesota and the defense team for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will call several witnesses throughout the trial in the death of George Floyd.
So far, the court has heard from witnesses who were at the scene on May 25, 2020, as well as Minneapolis police officers who train those on the force. Here is a rundown of who has testified so far.
Monday, March 29
Jena Scurry: A 911 dispatcher for Minneapolis who saw George Floyd s arrest on video and called police on the police.