Thread by @CrimeWatchMpls

Day 2 #ChauvinTrial thread.
A motion was heard this a.m. on protecting the ID of witnesses who were minors at the time (there are 4).
Judge ruled minors can use first name or initials, but their names are public on witness list. And one has already sought publicity thru media.

ICYMI

https://twitter.com/CrimeWatchMpls/status/1376747958218145798

Again, here is our compilation of the police dispatch audio from the time of the #GeorgeFloyd incident. The dispatch audio has been referenced several times in the #ChauvinTrial already.

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Witness Donald Williams II retakes the stand to continue testimony this morning. Being questioned by prosecutor Matthew Frank (lower right).

(He's continuing to editorialize and opine outside of questions being asked, and judge again reminds him to answer the question only).

Witness Donald Williams was one of the vocal bystanders during the GF incident and has a martial arts background. Prosecution has relied on his experience with "choke" holds.

Chauvin's attorney Eric Nelson is grilling Williams on his wrestling/martial arts background.

Witness Donald Williams is becoming openly antagonistic at the defense's questioning of his repeated name-calling and swearing at officers during the GF incident.

Judge reminds him to answer the questions with yes or no.

The four witnesses who were juveniles at the time of the incident will be questioned in series. The first one is up, she's now 18 (on right in photo), referred to as Darnella. This is the teen who took the bystander video that went viral.

Darnella's 9 yr old cousin is now on the stand (she'll turn 10 next week), on left in picture.

The defense declined to question the 9 year old and she's been excused after being briefly questioned by the prosecution.

Court on break for lunch.

An 18 yr old female witness is now being questioned by a member of the prosecution team, Assistant Attorney General Erin Eldridge (witness was 17 at time of incident).

The witness circled herself in this photo (far left).

A new witness is on the stand, a 17 yr old female. She was with the prior witness, but stayed in the vehicle at first. She's testifying now that she heard George Floyd yelling. She got out of the car after because things "sounded serious." She said GF was then unconscious.

The current 17 yr old witness circled herself in this picture.

Next witness up is Genevieve Hansen, 27, a rookie firefighter who was off duty when she came upon the #GeorgeFloyd scene.

Genevieve Hansen at the scene, circled on left.

Judge asks jury to leave the room and scolds Ms Hansen for being argumentative with the defense and the court.
Tells her not to offer information that was not asked.

Dismisses her for the day, asks her to return Wednesday to resume testimony.

Rachel Jackson has been called into courtroom and being questioned by the Judge. Her phone was seized by deputies because she was taking pictures on the 18th floor. She's a "media representative." 🙄

She's a media handler for the teen witness Darnella Frazier, who testified earlier today.

So, Rachael Jackson is Darnella Frazier's PR person (Darnella is the bystander who shot the viral video at the #GeorgeFloyd incident). Jackson was taking a picture of Darnella and Keith Ellison together. 😶
She's been ordered to delete the picture from her phone.