Apr 02 WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd - Day 5 By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Tammy Webber, Associated Press The head of the Minneapolis Police Department's homicide division has testified that kneeling on the neck of someone who is handcuffed and lying on his stomach is "totally unnecessary" deadly force. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 2:54 Floyd's girlfriend gives tear-filled testimony of his life on Day 4 of Chauvin trial By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Prosecutors continued to lay out their case on day four of the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged with second and third degree murder and manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd last May. Jurors… Continue watching
Apr 01 WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd - Day 4 By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Chauvin is accused of killing Floyd by pinning his knee on the Black man's neck last May in a case that triggered massive protests and scattered violence around the U.S. and soul-searching over racial inequality. Continue reading
Mar 31 WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd - Day 3 By Associated Press To the prosecution, the witnesses who watched Floyd’s body go still were regular people going about their daily lives. But some of those people are being portrayed at trial as unruly, angry, even threatening the attorney for Chauvin. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 3:52 'He was terrified:' Witnesses offer emotional testimony about Floyd death in Chauvin case By Yamiche Alcindor, Sam Lane The second day in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin was emotional and tense. One eyewitness to the death of George Floyd told jurors in Minneapolis that Chauvin, who is charged with second and third degree murder and… Continue watching
Mar 30 WATCH: Trial of Derek Chauvin, charged with killing George Floyd, resumes in Minneapolis By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Witness after witness described how Chauvin was unmoved by their pleas, with the teenager who shot the harrowing video of the arrest testifying that the officer gave the crowd a “cold” and “heartless” stare. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 8:27 Derek Chauvin's attorneys blame drugs, witnesses in George Floyd's death By Yamiche Alcindor, Sam Lane The murder trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin opened in Minneapolis with dramatic video of his fatal encounter with George Floyd. It showed Floyd pinned by Chauvin's knee on his neck - for nearly nine and a half minutes. Continue watching
Mar 29 WATCH: Opening statements begin in trial of former police officer charged with killing George Floyd By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press Prosecutors played the video that shows Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for 9 minutes, 29 seconds as Floyd pleaded for his life and went limp. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 4:52 Jury selection in Chauvin trial nears conclusion days after Floyd family's settlement By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Jury selection in the trial of Derek Chauvin the former Minneapolis police officer accused of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd, neared conclusion Friday — the same week as Floyd's family reached a $27 million settlement with… Continue watching
Mar 19 Judge limits evidence, refuses to move trial in George Floyd case By Steve Karnowski, Amy Forliti, Associated Press A judge has denied a defense request to delay or move the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death, and has limited evidence involving a 2019 arrest. Continue reading