Cross-examination of Tou Thao got tense as the ex-officer snapped at the prosecutor for asking why he didn't tell Derek Chauvin to get off George Floyd's neck and back during the 9 minutes and 29 seconds.
St. Paul, Minnesota Cross-examination of Tou Thao got tense Wednesday as the ex-officer snapped at the prosecutor for asking why he didn't tell Derek Chauvin to get off George Floyd's neck and back during the 9 minutes and 29 seconds.
"I think I would trust a 19-year veteran to figure it out," Thao said on the stand. Thao is one of three officers -- including J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane -- standing trial in federal court for violating Floyd's civil rights. First of the officers involved in George Floyd's death testifies that using a knee to restrain a subject was a common Minneapolis PD practiceAll three are each charged with deprivation of rights under color of law as Chauvin restrained Floyd.
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