Category: George Floyd

Medical Examiner: Restraint Caused George Floyd’s Death, Drugs Played a Role

The medical examiner who ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide caused by law enforcement restraint last year told a courtroom on Friday that Floyd’s health history and intoxication contributed to the death. Floyd, 46, suffered from “very severe underlying heart disease” and was a factor in the death, as was the toxicology findings that he…


Medical Examiner: Restraint Caused Floyd’s Death, Drugs Played Role

The medical examiner who ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide caused by law enforcement restraint last year told a courtroom on April 9 that Floyd’s health history and intoxication contributed to the death. Floyd, 46, suffered from “very severe underlying heart disease” that was a factor in the death, as was the toxicology findings that…


A Cop on Trial for Murder and the World Is Watching

Commentary As a child, I was taught to respect authority figures. As it was explained to me, clergy, teachers, police officers, and others help shape and maintain a just society. To this day, I still have a profound respect and appreciation for the 99 percent of law enforcement officers who literally put their lives on…


Expert: George Floyd Died From Lack of Oxygen

George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen while being restrained by police officers last year, a medical expert told the court during the trial of one of the former officers involved. “A healthy person subjected to what Mr. Floyd was subjected to would have died as a result of what he was subjected to,”…


Agent Tells Chauvin Trial That He Heard George Floyd Say ‘I Ate Too Many Drugs,’ Then Changes Answer

A law enforcement agent told the court during the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Wednesday that he heard George Floyd, the man who died after being in police custody, say he ate too many drugs. James Reyerson, a senior special agent with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, was being questioned…


Use Of Force Trainer: Chauvin Used ‘Prone Hold’ on George Floyd

Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the death of George Floyd, received training years ago on how to restrain combative suspects with a knee, but that training instructed officers to “stay away from the neck when possible,” the lieutenant who trained Chauvin testified Tuesday. Department use-of-force instructor Lt. Johnny Mercil became…


Derek Chauvin’s Actions in George Floyd Arrest Violated Department Policy: Police Chief

The actions of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the arrest of George Floyd last year went against department policy, the city’s police chief said Monday. “I absolutely agree that violates our policy,” Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo told a prosecutor in Hennepin County during day five of Chauvin’s trial when asked whether the way…


Use Of Force On George Floyd Was ‘Uncalled For:’ Senior Police Officer

The force police officers used against George Floyd last year in the moments preceding his death was “totally unnecessary,” a Minneapolis Police Department official testified on Friday. “Pulling him down to the ground face down and putting your knee on a neck for that amount of that amount of time, it’s just uncalled for,” Lt….


Use of Force Against Floyd ‘Totally Unnecessary’: Police Lieutenant

The force used by police officers against George Floyd last year in the moments preceding his death was “totally unnecessary,” a Minneapolis Police Department lieutenant testified on April 2. “Pulling him down to the ground face down and putting your knee on a neck for that amount of that amount of time, it’s just uncalled…


George Floyd’s Girlfriend Says He Overdosed Two Months Before Death

George Floyd’s girlfriend on Thursday testified in court. “I went to go pick Floyd up from his house that night. I thought I was taking him to work. He wasn’t feeling good. His stomach really hurt. He was doubled over in pain. Just wasn’t feeling well. And he said he had to go to the…