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Ex-officer Tou Thao takes the stand in civil rights case over George Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS — Breaking his public silence for the first time since George Floyd's killing, ex-Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao took the witness stand Tuesday morning and testified about his abusive childhood and Minneapolis police training techniques.

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2 officers plan to testify about George Floyd's killing

Federal prosecutors have rested their case against three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights

The Independent UK

At least 2 ex-officers involved in Floyd incident plan to testify in federal civil rights trial as defense prepares to begin its case

MINNEAPOLIS — Two of three former Minneapolis police officers have confirmed that they intend to testify when the defense lays out its case in the federal civil rights trial for the death of George Floyd.

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Cops failed in their duty to provide care for George Floyd while in custody, veteran officer says

MINNEAPOLIS — A University of Virginia use-of-force expert began the fourth week of testimony Monday in the federal civil rights trial of three former Minneapolis police officers by saying the men failed in their duty to care for George Floyd.

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‘Excited delirium’ emerges as key issue in trial of officers accused over George Floyd death

Civil rights trial of Tou Thao, J Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane, accused of failing to intervene in Floyd’s murder, takes place

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In 2nd Floyd killing trial, judge seeks speed, not emotion

The judge handling the second trial in the killing of George Floyd is putting a premium on speed — and making clear that he doesn't want the trial to turn on emotion

The Independent UK

Lieutenant: Officers should have tried to stop Floyd killing

Testimony resumes Friday in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers on trial for violating George Floyd's civil rights

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New footage played in federal trial shows officers did not tell superior that George Floyd had no pulse, appeared to stop breathing

MINNEAPOLIS — Newly public body camera video played in court Thursday showed that two former Minneapolis police officers withheld critical information about the killing of George Floyd from a superior, including that Floyd was pinned under a colleague's knee for more than nine minutes, that they couldn't detect his pulse…

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Trainer: Officers in Floyd killing did not follow policy

A Minneapolis police officer who oversaw medical training for two of the three former officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights says the officers failed to follow their training to do everything they could to prevent his death

The Independent UK

Police trainer testifies against officers in Floyd's death

A Minneapolis police officer who oversaw medical training for two of the three former officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights is scheduled to resume testifying in their federal trial Tuesday

The Independent UK

Judge in Derek Chauvin trial likely signed no-knock warrant leading to police killing of Amir Locke

‘The Court cannot comment whether Judge Cahill specifically signed that application,’ spokesman says

The Independent UK

Trial of ex-Minneapolis officers in Floyd case postponed by COVID diagnosis

MINNEAPOLIS — The federal civil rights trial against three former Minneapolis police officers was postponed until Monday after one of the officers tested positive for COVID-19.

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George Floyd: Federal trial put on hold after former officer tests positive for Covid

Three former officers are accused of violating George Floyd’s civil rights during his murder on Memorial Day 2020

The Independent UK

Medical examiner on stand at officers' trial in Floyd death

The chief medical examiner who ruled George Floyd's death a homicide will return to the stand Tuesday at the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating Floyd’s civil rights

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This Program Aims to Correct the Culture of Acquiescence That Allowed Derek Chauvin to Kill George Floyd

"Active bystandership" training encourages officers to stop their colleagues from violating people's rights.

The Independent UK

Trial to resume for cops accused of violating Floyd's rights

Testimony will resume for a second week as the federal trial continues for three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights

The Independent UK

2nd trial in Floyd killing centers clash of duty, cop code

A federal trial against three former Minneapolis police officers seeks to hold them responsible for not stopping George Floyd’s murder

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Defense attorney says paramilitary culture, inadequate training stopped rookie officer from intervening on George Floyd's death

MINNEAPOLIS — A defense attorney for a former Minneapolis police officer questioned Friday whether poor training and a paramilitary culture were to blame for his client's failure to stop Derek Chauvin from killing George Floyd.

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3 of 4 Minneapolis officers didn't follow use-of-force policy during Floyd arrest, inspector testifies

MINNEAPOLIS — Three of the four officers who arrested and restrained George Floyd on May 25, 2020, did not act in accordance to use of force policy, a Minneapolis police inspector and longtime academy instructor testified Friday in the federal trial of three ex-Minneapolis officers in Floyd's death.

The Independent UK

Prosecutors in Floyd killing probe use-of-force training

Prosecutors in the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers in George Floyd’s killing are probing department training on use of force, including when to intervene to stop inappropriate force

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: 'Excited delirium' and George Floyd

The issue of whether George Floyd was suffering from the disputed condition of “excited delirium” the day he was killed has resurfaced at the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with depriving him of his civil rights

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Trial of 3 officers in George Floyd's death is latest test of American justice

Police abuse of power often involves not only the abuser but also other officers who enable the abuse through inaction and silence. They are virtually never prosecuted, meaning that a crucial precedent could be set with the trial that began Monday for the three former Minneapolis police officers who did…

The Independent UK

Prosecution witnesses say they feared for Floyd's life

Prosecutors at the federal trial of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights are trying to show that even bystanders knew the Black man needed help as former Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck

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Cup Foods clerk who interacted with George Floyd tells jurors of events leading to killing

MINNEAPOLIS — Christopher Martin was 19 years old, working his evening shift as a cashier at Cup Foods when George Floyd paid for a pack of cigarettes with a blue-hued $20.

Reason

Did These Three Officers 'Willfully' Deprive George Floyd of His Constitutional Rights?

Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao are charged with federal crimes for failing to stop Derek Chavin from killing Floyd.

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