Police chief: Fired officer broke policy in pinning Floyd; testimony in Chauvin trial continues
Chauvin trial: Was his knee on Floyd s shoulder? By Associated Press | April 6, 2021 at 5:58 AM EDT - Updated April 6 at 5:58 AM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Minneapolis police chief who called George Floyd’s death “murder” soon after it happened testified that Officer Derek Chauvin had clearly violated department policy when he pinned Floyd’s neck beneath his knee for more than 9 minutes.
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 Monday on Day Six of Chauvin’s murder trial.
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Morries Lester Hall, who was in the car along with Floyd the day of his death, appeared in court via video link Tuesday; he had been held in Hennepin County Jail ahead of his appearance
Hall, 42, had last week filed a shock notice stating his intention to plead the Fifth should he be called to testify
Judge Peter Cahill told Chauvin s defense team to draw up a list of questions they would like to ask Hall by Thursday when he will make a final decision on the matter
Pinning Floyd broke policy: police chief
AP, MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota
The Minneapolis police chief who called George Floyd’s death “murder” soon after it happened testified that police officer Derek Chauvin had clearly contravened department policy when he pinned Floyd’s neck beneath his knee for more than nine minutes.
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,” Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said on Monday, the sixth day of Chauvin’s murder trial.
We don t train officers to use legs in neck restraints : Derek Chauvin had 40 hours of crisis training and pinning down handcuffed suspect is NOT an authorized use of force, court hears
As the jury were brought in for the seventh day of trial the court heard from Sergeant Ker Wang, 49, Crisis Training Co-ordinator with the City of Minneapolis Police Department; he wrote part of the police training
The court heard that Chauvin took part in a 40-hour crisis training course in 2018
Minneapolis Police Lt. Johnny Mercil also told the court officers were taught to use the minimum amount of force needed to detain someone; he told jurors that Chauvin s knee on Floyd s neck is not MPD trained