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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As George Floyd told Minneapolis police officers that he couldn’t breathe more than 20 times in the moments before he died, the officer who pressed his knee against Floyd’s neck dismissed his pleas, saying “it takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk,” according to transcripts of body camera video recordings made public Wednesday. The transcripts for the body camera videos of officers Thomas Lane and J. Kueng provide the most detailed account yet of what happened as police were taking Floyd into custody on May 25, and reveal more of what was said after Floyd, a Black man who was handcuffed, was put on the ground. READ MORE: Derek Chauvin Trial, March 30: Testimony To Continue With Man Who Watched George Floyd's Final Moments RELATED : Ex-Officer Lane’s Defense Files For Charges To Be Dismissed; Releases Transcripts Of 2 Body-Worn Cameras “You’re going to kill me, man,” Floyd said, according to a transcript of Lane’s body camera video. “Then stop … [Read more...] about Transcripts Show What Officer Derek Chauvin Said To George Floyd: ‘It Takes A Heck Of A Lot Of Oxygen To Talk’

close Video Murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin continues Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo took the stand on Monday in the ongoing trial of former officer Derek Chauvin , who has been accused of murder and manslaughter in the May 2020 death of George Floyd . Arradondo, the city's first Black chief , fired Chauvin and three other officers the day after Floyd's May 25 death. In June, he called it "murder" in response to an inquiry from the Star Tribune. On Monday, he testified about Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) policy that dictates that officers must use tactics to deescalate a situation whenever reasonable to do so, in an effort to avoid or minimize the use of force. LIVE UPDATES: DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL CONTINUES MONDAY This Feb. 17, 2021, file photo shows Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo addressing the media on preparations for the upcoming Derek Chauvin trial in … [Read more...] about Chauvin trial: Minneapolis police chief testifies, ER doc theorizes that lack of oxygen stopped Floyd’s heart

Doctor Bradford Langenfeld, the emergency physician who treated George Floyd once he arrived at the hospital, said during Monday’s trial it’s possible but less likely that drugs caused Floyd’s death. Langenfeld told prosecutor Jerry Blackwell that Floyd’s heartbeat was not beating “to a degree sufficient to sustain life” when he arrived at the hospital. Doctors and paramedics performed CPR on Floyd and gave him medications to resuscitate him. (RELATED: Senior Officer During Chauvin Trial: Use Of ‘Deadly Force’ On George Floyd Was ‘Totally Unnecessary’) At the hospital, Paramedics did not give him any information indicating that they believed Floyd had suffered a heart attack or an overdose, Langenfeld said. Floyd was in PEA status, or pulseless electoral activity status , meaning that he did not have a pulse but had some electrical activity registering on the monitor. PEA status is most commonly caused by bleeding or oxygen deprivation, the doctor added. Floyd was in … [Read more...] about Doctor Who Pronounced George Floyd Dead Says His Heart Stopped Over Lack Of Oxygen, Less Likely Drug Cocktail Caused It

A medical expert testified Thursday that George Floyd died from a lack of oxygen as he was being pinned face down on the pavement, in the ninth day of the U.S. trial of Derek Chauvin. the former Minneapolis police officer charged in Floyd’s death. Dr. Martin Tobin, a lung and critical care specialist at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital and Loyola University's medical school in Chicago, took the stand for the prosecution Thursday. He told the jury that the combination of Floyd’s prone position on the street, one of Chauvin’s knees on Floyd’s neck and the other on his back, and his hands constrained behind his back had the effect of putting his body in a vise and interfered with “central features of how we breathe.” The testimony undercuts the defense contention that Floyd died from his use of illegal drugs and underlying medical conditions, not from the Chauvin’s actions. Wednesday, Los Angeles Police Department Sergeant Jody Stiger, an expert on the use of force by police who … [Read more...] about Doctor Testifies George Floyd Died from Lack of Oxygen

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen from being pinned to the pavement with a knee on his neck, a medical expert testified at former Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial Thursday, emphatically rejecting the defense theory that Floyd’s drug use and underlying health problems were what killed him. “A healthy person subjected to what Mr. Floyd was subjected to would have died as a result of what he was subjected to,” said prosecution witness Dr. Martin Tobin, a lung and critical care specialist at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital and Loyola University’s medical school in Chicago. READ MORE: Derek Chauvin Trial, April 7: Forensic Scientist Addresses Why She Didn't Initially Test Pills Found In Squad Using easy-to-understand language to explain a host of medical concepts, Tobin told the jury that Floyd’s breathing was too shallow to take in enough oxygen while Chauvin and other officers pinned down the 46-year-old Black man on his stomach last May with his hands … [Read more...] about Derek Chauvin Trial, April 8: Medical Expert Testifies George Floyd Died From Lack Of Oxygen