In this image from video, witness Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo testifies as Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill presides Monday, April 5, 2021, in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. Chauvin is charged in the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd. (Court TV via AP, Pool)
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UPDATED 8:02 AM PT – Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo claimed former officer Derek Chauvin violated several of the department’s ethics policies. During day six of Chauvin’s murder trial Monday, the chief claimed the former officer did not follow proper de-escalation and use of force codes.
Arradondo added, Chauvin’s actions to try to get George Floyd under control were reasonable at the beginning of the altercation. He said once Floyd stopped resisting, however, Chauvin should have backed off.
“To continue to apply that level of force to a person proned out, handcuffed behind their back, that in no way, shape or form is anything that is by policy,” stated the police chief. “Is not part of our training and it is certainly not part of our ethics or our values.”
MN V. CHAUVIN: “That action is not de-escalation.”
Police Chief Medaria Arradondo discusses the restraint placed on #GeorgeFloyd by #DerekChauvin.
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— Court TV (@CourtTV) April 5, 2021
However, the emergency room doctor who treated Floyd said his death could have come from several factors. The doctor pointed to the drugs in Floyd’s system as well as the delay in CPR efforts, which both could have contributed to his death.