George Floyd Case: New Video Shows Officer Believed Floyd Was On Drugs

From CBS Minnesota:

By WCCO-TV

August 19, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — New evidence from George Floyd’s arrest is shedding a light on the ex-officers’ actions during the deadly encounter.

Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Keung were the first to respond to the call. Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao arrived soon after, and while trying to get Floyd in custody, they put him on the ground and Chauvin held a knee to Floyd’s neck.

An audio recording of Lane’s interview with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension reveals the former officers thought Floyd was being unreasonable because he was on drugs.

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