George Floyd’s girlfriend said Thursday that both struggled with opioid addiction for years — and said Floyd relapsed shortly before his police custody death on May 25.
Courteney Batya Ross, 45, also testified at the murder trial of ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin in Floyd’s death that he was a changed man after his mother’s death in 2018.
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Derek Chauvin’s supervisor testifies he wasn’t told immediately of knee on George Floyd’s neck or for how long
Derek Chauvin’s supervisory sergeant told jurors Thursday afternoon about the immediate aftermath of George Floyd’s death as news of the incident spread through department administration.
Third Precinct Sgt. David Pleoger fielded concerns through 911 dispatch on May 25 about possible excessive use of force by officers while detaining Floyd, and his initial assessment was that it sounded more like a less serious “takedown,” according to dispatch audio from that night. He then headed to the scene while questioning Chauvin on what happened.
