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She said she identified herself as a firefighter but officers refused to let her come to Floyd's aid. She admitted raising her voice and using foul language “because I was desperate” to help Floyd. In cross-examination, Nelson asked her how she would react if she was fighting a ...
... and other Black men in her life and thinks of “how that could have been one of them." “I stay up at night apologizing to George Floyd for not doing more ... not saving his life," she said, adding of Chauvin: "It's not what I should have done; it's ...
... some things that were taken out of context that I think may be damaging to the defense. But they did get across their theory that George Floyd died of an accidental overdose. Whether they can actually cast reasonable doubt in the minds of the jurors remains to be seen. Yamiche ...
... About a dozen people chanted and carried signs outside the courthouse as Floyd family attorney Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton and members of the Floyd family went inside. Crump blasted the idea that the trial would be a tough test for jurors. "We know that if George Floyd was ...
MINNEAPOLIS — A judge on Friday denied a defense request to delay or move the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death after the announcement of a $27 million settlement for Floyd’s family raised concern about a tainted jury. In a separate ruling, Hennepin ...
The movement, which was formed in 2014, is a coalition of 150 organizations nationwide that helped drive the global protests against racial inequity last summer.
... He died in police custody last May. The family's attorney, Ben Crump, hailed the agreement as historic. Benjamin Crump: It makes a statement that George Floyd deserved better than what we witnessed on May 25, 2020, that George Floyd's life matters, and, by extension, black lives matter. Judy ...
... was what needed to happen to bring this to the world's attention.” WATCH: Minneapolis on edge as the trial in the police killing of George Floyd approaches“Looking in your heart and looking in your mind can you assure us you can set all of that aside, all of ...
In our news wrap Tuesday, jury selection pushed ahead in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last May, President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package moves closer to enactment, the death toll neared 100 from Sunday’s explosions at a military base in Equatorial Guinea, and the ...
... Chauvin, in a blue suit and black mask, followed the proceedings attentively, making notes on a legal pad. No one attended to support him. Bridgett Floyd, George Floyd’s sister, sat in the seat allocated to Floyd’s family. Afterward, Bridgett Floyd said the family was glad the trial had ...
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