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A prosecution expert said Chauvin also used a pain-inducing technique on Floyd.
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The Death of George Floyd: Day 8 recap of Derek Chauvin s trial
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It wasn t just former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin s knee on the neck of George Floyd that contributed to the alleged excessive force applied in the fatal 2020 arrest of the 46-year-old Black man, a prosecution expert witness testified Wednesday.
Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Jody Stiger a veteran use-of-force trainer, who is testifying as a paid expert witness for the prosecution said his review of video evidence in Floyd s arrest indicated that Chauvin was also using a pain compliance technique on Floyd s handcuffed left hand.
Expert: Chauvin never took knee off Floyd s neck area
In this image from video, witness Jody Stiger, a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant testifies as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
In this image taken from video, defense attorney Eric Nelson questions witness Los Angeles police department Sergeant Jody Stiger, as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Wednesday, April 7, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
Key takeaways from Day 8 of the Derek Chauvin trial
The Death of George Floyd: Day 8 recap of Derek Chauvin s trial
Replay Video UP NEXT It wasn t just former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin s knee on the neck of George Floyd that contributed to the alleged excessive force applied in the fatal 2020 arrest of the 46-year-old Black man, a prosecution expert witness testified Wednesday. Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Jody Stiger a veteran use-of-force trainer, who is testifying as a paid expert witness for the prosecution said his review of video evidence in Floyd s arrest indicated that Chauvin was also using a pain compliance technique on Floyd s handcuffed left hand.
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Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floyd’s neck area and was bearing down with most of his weight the entire 9 1/2 minutes the Black man lay facedown with his hands cuffed behind his back, a use-of-force expert testified at Chauvin’s murder trial.
Jody Stiger, a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant serving as a prosecution witness, said Wednesday that based on his review of video evidence, Chauvin applied pressure to Floyd s neck or neck area from the time officers began pinning Floyd to the ground until paramedics began to move him to a stretcher.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â Officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on George Floydâs neck area â and was bearing down with most of his weight â the entire 9 1/2 minutes the Black man lay facedown with his hands cuffed behind his back, a use-of-force expert testified Wednesday at Chauvinâs 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 applied pressure to Floyd s neck or neck area from the time officers began pinning Floyd to the ground until paramedics began to move him to a stretcher.
âThat particular force did not change during the entire restraint period?â prosecutor Steve Schleicher asked as he showed the jury a composite of five still images.