Judge Denies Motions To Admit Prior George Floyd Arrest As Evidence

CBS Minnesota

January 26, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A judge has shot down the motion on behalf of the four officers facing charges in the death of George Floyd to include a prior arrest of Floyd as evidence.

Lawyers for the now-fired Minneapolis officers Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane wanted to admit into evidence Floyd’s May 6, 2019 arrest and subsequent admission into HCMC.

Floyd, a Black man, died May 25, 2020 after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck while he was handcuffed face down on the street. Police were investigating whether Floyd used a counterfeit bill at a nearby store. In a video widely seen on social media, Floyd could be heard pleading with officers for air, saying he couldn’t breathe.

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