'He choked me out': Others detail allegations of abuse by officer who knelt on George Floyd

  • 📰 NBCNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 54 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 25%
  • Publisher: 86%

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News,United States Headlines

Multiple people detail allegations of abuse by the officer who knelt on George Floyd.

The Minnesota Attorney General's Office, which is prosecuting Chauvin's case, sought to introduceJurors may hear about one of those cases, the arrest of Zoya Code in 2017.

Code was charged with misdemeanor domestic assault and disorderly conduct. The charges were dismissed March 12, 2018. Julian Hernandez in Rochester, Pa., on Jan. 20. Prosecutors said Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd until he complained that he could not breathe, used excessive force against Hernandez in 2015.Other people who encountered Chauvin said his actions were much less measured.

"I'm like, 'Dude, let me go get my jacket at least. It's wintertime,'" Hernandez said."And he wouldn't let me.""He tried to grab me from my neck, and, of course, I reacted," Hernandez said."And then, after that, he choked me out on the ground." Hernandez was charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct. He pleaded guilty a couple of months later and, after he stayed out of trouble for a year, the court vacated the plea and dismissed the case, records show. Hernandez's case was among those prosecutors sought to submit as evidence, but a judge denied the request.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

WhitePrivilege

NBC dumping gas on the fire just in time for the trial. Just remember who really sows division on our country.

Fact~Remember that the 1American job killer the last 5 weeks is President Joe Biden, just with the stroke of his pen, I did not vote for him because he said what his plan for America was! A sad Plan!!!

Say his name

Eight minutes and forty-six seconds was an execution.

Floyd died of a drug overdose. He would have died no matter what. The officer is not to blame. He will be acquitted and the Democrats will riot. Buy guns and ammo.

He'll be acquitted anyway

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 10. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.