Defense rests after testimony from former Minneapolis officer who said he tried to get Chauvin to re
Source: Washington Post
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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Defense testimony in the federal trial over George Floyd’s death concluded Monday as the last of the three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating his civil rights took the stand, paving the way for closing arguments in the case to begin Tuesday.
Thomas K. Lane, one of three former officers on trial on charges of violating Floyd’s civil rights during the fatal May 2020 arrest, testified he twice pressed Derek Chauvin, then also a police officer, to roll Floyd onto his side after he had stopped resisting but was rebuffed and did nothing to further challenge the officer. Chauvin was convicted in April 2021 of murdering Floyd.
Lane said he wanted a “better assessment” of Floyd because he was concerned he might be suffering from excited delirium or an “adrenaline overdose” and officers had been trained to place such subjects on their side.
Lane testified that Chauvin rejected him the first time, telling him and another officer — J. Alexander Kueng — to keep a handcuffed Floyd facedown on the street because an ambulance was coming. Lane said he later pressed the issue with Chauvin again after he heard bystanders yelling at the officers that Floyd was no longer breathing.
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