The State's next witness, who is still on the stand testifying, is Minneapolis PD Chief, Medaria Arradondo. His tone is calm and clear.
Chief Arrandondo has been testifying for a while now, deliberating and explaining in great detail the training that police officers undergo to be able to be sworn officers of the Minneapolis PD.
Chief Arrandondo started his career as a patrol officer on the streets and eventually rose through the ranks to become the first African-American police chief in Minneapolis.
The prosecution has been walking the Chief through various policies and procedures for officers, including how to de-escalate a particularly tense situation.
Chief now confirms that MPD policy requires that officers request EMS "as soon as practical if any employee has come into contact with an individual having an acute medical crisis and any delay in treatment could potentially aggravate the severity of the medical crisis."

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8 Apr
Dr. Tobin: the toe of Chauvin's boot is lifted off of the ground so that means that half of Chauvin's body weight plus half of his gear weight - for a total of 91.5 pounds - is coming down directly onto George Floyd's neck.
This is being depicted in Exhibit 943 and it is a compelling exhibit.
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Chauvin's counsel objected & asked for a sidebar after this testimony.
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Critical testimony from Dr. Tobin: “Mr Floyd died from a low-level of oxygen and this caused damage to his brain...and it also caused a [pulseless electrical activity] arrhythmia that caused his heart to stop.”
“The cause of the low-level of oxygen was shallow breathing, small breaths...shallow breaths that weren’t able to carry the air through his lungs down to the essential areas [in] his lungs.”
“There are a number of forces that led to the size of his breath becoming so small.”

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The State's next witness today is Senior Special Agent James D. Reyerson, of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. He led his office's investigation into Floyd's death and conducted several interviews.
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This position was "for the entirety of the restraint period."
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The State's next witness is Sgt. Jody Stiger of the LAPD. He has been an officer there since 1993 and "currently serves as an aide to the office of the Inspector General."
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Stiger testified that after a close review of Chauvin's actions with the arrest of George Floyd, it is his expert opinion that "excessive force" was used.
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Officer Mackenzie testifies that just because an arrestee can speak does NOT mean that he/she is able to breathe "adequately."
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