George Floyd News Live: Derek Chauvin trial resumes as witness says: ‘Thought I witnessed murder’

Nelson’s efforts to discredit Donald Williams have so far failed to bear fruit, so he is in the process of separating the witness’s name-calling against the police, as the video of George Floyd’s death heard, which was surely understandable as he became more and more distraught with what he was seeing unfold.

Williams is however well prepared and not afraid to defend himself, saying the officers “were trying to intimidate him” and that he had continued to raise his voice in protest at their actions “because I was not heard. “.

Superbly, he also appears to be wearing a “Black Excellence” T-shirt under his white shirt.

Chauvin’s attorney, Eric Nelson, pushes Donald Williams into his career as an MMA fighter as he seeks to distinguish between the witness’s knowledge of wrestling in the sport and his inexperience with the pressure holds professionally used by the police.

After arguing with Williams over his written notes, Nelson moves on to witness work as a security guard and doorman, an area in which George Floyd also worked.

Eyewitness Donald Williams wipes a tear from his eye as Chief Prosecutor Matthew Frank, Deputy Attorney General of Minnesota, replicates his call to sound the alarm over Derek’s treatment of George Floyd Chauvin after asking him other questions about the circumstances of that day.

When asked why he made the distress call, Williams replied “because I believe I witnessed a murder”.

“He pretty much killed this guy who couldn’t resist arrest,” he says, indicating Chauvin.

“I thought it was the right thing to do,” adds Williams. “I did not know what to do.”

He exhales in relief when the chase stops.

Chauvin’s attorney, Eric Nelson, now asks him about his knowledge of wrestling holds (Williams, 33, is a mixed martial arts fighter).

The trial is back underway at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis for the second day, with Donald Williams back behind the witness stand.

You can follow it via the live video feed below or at the top of this blog and we’ll bring you all the latest updates as soon as they happen.

The Floyd family attorney appeared on CNN New day this morning to rebut the defense argument that Derek Chauvin only followed his training by pinning the arrested man to the curb for nine minutes and 29 seconds until he could no longer breathe.

The deceased’s brother, Philonise, told Alisyn Camerota that the defense team were trying to “assassinate” his brother’s reputation.

Graeme Massie has some useful information about Attorney General Keith Ellison’s team, from Matthew Frank to Jerry Blackwell.

The aforementioned Donald Williams, returning to give further testimony today, commented yesterday on Chauvin’s use of a “shimmy” maneuver while kneeling on Floyd’s neck and described seeing the victim “slowly disappear” .

“Her eyes rolled slowly to the back of her head. You see blood coming out of his nose. You heard it say to them before you stopped talking ‘my stomach hurts,’ ”Williams said.

“From then on, he was lifeless, he didn’t move, he didn’t speak. He no longer had any life in him on his bodily movements.

Scurry also said she instinctively knew Floyd’s apprehension was not going as planned as she watched live footage of him pinned to the sidewalk.

State second witness Alisha Oyler, who works at a Speedway gas station opposite the arrest site outside of Cup Foods, followed Scurry and told the court she saw police ” playing with someone ”when she started taking cell phone pictures.

Josh Marcus has this report.

Witness Jena Scurry, a 911 dispatcher, testified on Monday and said she believed a video she saw capturing George Floyd’s death froze because officers had stayed over him for so long time.

Scurry told jurors she watched Floyd’s arrest unfold on a video feed from city security cameras last year, but what she saw made her so worried she called her supervisor, a police sergeant, to show him the pictures.

“They were always on the ground. This whole situation was always the same, ”she testified in court. “I first asked if the screens had frozen because they hadn’t changed,” she added.

Stuti Mishra has this report.

For their part, Chauvin’s lawyers said the use of force is an “unattractive” but “necessary” part of police work.

“Derek Chauvin did exactly what he was trained to do in his 19-year career,” argued his lawyer Eric Nelson.

“The evidence far exceeds 9 minutes and 29 seconds,” he added. “The evidence will show that when confronted with the police, Mr. Floyd put drugs in his mouth in an attempt to hide them from the police.”

Josh Marcus has this one too.