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Day 13 of witness testimony will pick back up w/ LAPD Sgt. Jody Stiger. He is the state's first paid expert witness. Stiger's testimony ended abruptly yesterday. Still not sure why, but Judge Cahill told jurors they'd start at 9:15 today.

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Use of force was the target of Tuesday's testimony. @KirstenKSTP spoke w/one expert about that testimony.

"I can't tell if both knees are on his back if he has one knee on the ground, so we'll never know the pressure."

#DerekChauvinTrial

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Steve Schleicher, for the state, is now recapping where they left off yesterday w/LAPD Sgt. Jody Stiger. #DerekChauvinTrial

Schleicher calls this image up to setup Stiger's analysis based on his review. Schleicher is now showing Stiger video frames. No one else can see them. #DerekChauvinTrial

Eric Nelson w/the defense reviews the evidence before it is published to jurors and the feed. #DerekChauvinTrial

Jody Stiger is describing what is seen in the top left picture, which is from the city camera on the Speedway. #DerekChauvinTrial

Schleicher asks Stiger to describe what he sees and the the position of Derek Chauvin.

S: Based on your experience and training, where would the majority of the defendants bodyweight...
Stiger: On his knees & pushing down from his knee area from his body. #DerekChauvinTrial

Schleicher: And so based on your review of all of the camera footage, the defendants body position with respect to that particular force did not change during the entire restraint period?
Stiger: Correct.

#DerekChauvinTrial

Pic shows Chauvin's hand gripping Floyd's fingers.

S: The principle of pain compliance...you would inflict pain for the purpose of having the subject obey your command.
Stiger: Yes.
S: What if there's no opportunity for compliance?
Stiger: Then at that point it's just pain.

Stiger: Another factor to consider when evaluating use of force is the number of officers versus the number of subjects. #DerekChauvinTrial

Schleicher calls up the "use of force continuum" referenced during MPD Lt. Johnny Mercil's testimony on Tuesday. #DerekChauvinTrial

Stiger is going through this graphic explaining how the subject's behavior correlates with the "allowable police response." #DerekChauvinTrial

Schleicher asks Stiger what his opinion is to the "how much force was reasonable" for #DerekChauvin to use on George Floyd once he was handcuffed & prone.

Stiger: My opinion was that no force should have been used once he was in that position.

Schleicher asks if what Stiger sees in this exhibit constitutes as deadly force.

Stiger says in his opinion, yes b/c Floyd was handcuffed, his position and the body weight could cause death.

"Positional asphyxia is a known risk in law enforcement." #DerekChauvinTrial

Schleicher asks Stiger a series of questions about his experience in dealing with gathering crowds during an arrest, including "hostile crowds."

He then calls up this image and asked Stiger about what he saw & heard from bystanders.
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Stiger says there was name calling & foul language, but says he "did not perceive them as being a threat" because they were mostly recording or vocalizing concerns. #DerekChauvinTrial

Schleicher: Do you think that should have been sufficient training to prepare the defendant for this distraction?Stiger: Absolutely. #DerekChauvinTrial

Steve Schleicher is done. Eric Nelson is now up. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson starts by asking Stiger if he enjoyed the rain last night before launching into his cross examination. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson's first round of questions center on Stiger's experience as a use of force expert in court, his training w/LAPD.

N: The policies of every police department are going to be different...
S: To some degree, yes. #DerekChauvinTrial

On Tues. Lee Hutton told @CallanGrayNews he expects Nelson to target Stiger’s experience.

“Your expertise stops at the border of CA so what do you know about MPLS? I think the state navigates that by ignoring it to a certain extent.” #DerekChauvinTrial

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Nelson: You've never been trained by the Minneapolis Police Department, correct?
Stiger: No, I have not.

Nelson is now asking Stiger about MPD training materials that he reviewed. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson is holding up Stiger's 461 page report after reviewing materials.

Nelson says 26 pages "constitute your opinions." #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson: ...you had in some additional trial preparation yesterday with the prosecutor after your testimony?
Stiger: No, we had a brief conversation but no trial prep. Nelson: Okay.

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Nelson: You and I have never met or spoke.
Stiger: Correct.
Nelson: You're aware that prosecutors give me summaries of those meetings.
Stiger: Yes.

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Nelson calls up MPD's use of force policy and asks Stiger about the Graham v. Connor which set the standard for reasonableness of use of force. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson: And sometimes the use of force is instantaneous, right?
Stiger: Sometimes, but not in this case.
Nelson: Understood. That sometimes the use of force is instantaneous?
Stiger: Sometimes. Correct. #DerekChauvinTrial

N: Sometimes an officer will walk into a situation have no sense of risk...but they have to prepare for the unexpected. Agreed?
S: I wouldn't agree...based on my training experience most officers once we put that uniform on & we respond to a call we know there's a risk factor.

Nelson lists the nature of the call on May 25, 2020.

N: So it's reasonable for an officer to rely upon that info in response to a call.
S: Yes, and they can confirm it.
N: They can confirm it, but it also sets the stage right? We're talking about the inherent risks.
S: Yes.

N: So when Ofc. Chauvin arrived on scene he had a certain amount of info that a reasonable police officer can rely on...theoretically, based on what he saw, active resistance, he could have come up and dry stun or tazed him. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson: Have you ever had somebody say to you, to attempt to bargain with you, to avoid being arrested? Stiger: Yes.
N: Have you ever had a person feign a physical ailment as you attempted to arrest them?
S: Yes. #DerekChauvinTrial

N: It's fair to say that one of the things that an officer has to do in the assessment of the reasonableness of his use of force is to take into consideration what the suspect is saying and how he's acting?
S: Yes. 100% #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson starts to quote from Stiger's report, "you described it as, when the futility of their efforts became clear, I think was the term..."

Nelson brought Stiger's report to him for review. #DerekChauvinTrial

N: You've seen sort of the white substance forming around Mr. Floyd's mouth.
S: Yes.
N: That'll be consistent in your experience with someone who's possibly using controlled substances.
S: Correct. #DerekChauvinTrial

N: You're familiar with the swarm technique?
S: Yes.
N: Where multiple officers are on top of resisting a suspect, trying to control the extremities right?
S: Yes. Typically that's done prior to handcuffing. #DerekChauvinTrial

N: So the notion that a handcuffed suspect no longer presents a threat to an officer is not correct.
S: It depends on the circumstances.
N: A handcuffed suspect can continue to present a risk ?S: Based on that person's actions, yes. #DerekChauvinTrial

TW: They're going to play body camera video. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson plays the video and asks Stiger if he understood what George Floyd.

Says, does it sound like he said "I ate too many drugs."

Stiger says he can't make it out. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson: So in the chaos of the situation, things can be messy. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson notes that officers did not use the Hobble device on Floyd. Then asks..."So officers making a decision not to increase the level of force can be viewed as a de-escalation technique?"

Stiger: Yes. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson: Now at the point that they stepped up EMS to code three, would you agree that that's about the time that people began to congregate?

Stiger says he'd have to look at the video, but Nelson followed up with the timecodes. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson: Correct me if I'm wrong, do you participate in a training or present a training...called awful but lawful or unlawful but awful something like that?
Stiger: Yes.
N: So you would agree, the general concept is sometimes force, it looks really bad.
S: Right. #ChauvinTrial

N: I'm assuming at the very beginning of your career not every single person was walking around w/ a video camera...
S: No, but in LA it was right after Rodney King so you'd have people walking around with video cameras... #DerekChauvinTrial

Judge Cahill just called for a sidebar.

They're going to take a 20 minute break. #DerekChauvinTrial

Some notes from the pool reporter who is in the courtroom:

Seven jurors were taking notes when Stiger said he saw Chauvin use pain compliance on Floyd's hand.

This is the exhibit that was used to reference Stiger's observations. #DerekChauvinTrial

Pool reporter also noted that George Floyd's family member, who was in court today, kept his "eyes focused forward" and didn't "appear to be looking at a screen or visibly reacting" when the state played a short clip of Floyd pleading w/officers. #DerekChauvinTrial

Eric Nelson continues to cross examine LAPD Sgt. Jody Stiger. #DerekChauvinTrial

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Nelson: And so, the mere fact that force is being applied, it's not, second by second, we have to look at it in a longer context, right?
Stiger: Yes, but you're constantly reassessing during that timeframe. #DerekChauvinTrial

N: Simply because a person is not fighting with you...that doesn't mean you still can't use some sort of force to control me.
S: It depends on the circumstance.
N: According to MPD, if someone is passively resisting you...force can still be used.
S: Yes, it certain instances.

Nelson asks Stiger if he saw the Derek Chauvin took phase one defensive tactics in-service training last year. Stiger confirms.

Nelson is now showing Stiger some of those materials. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson asks to present the entire in-service training materials for that course.

Schleicher objects citing foundation. #DerekChauvinTrial

Schleicher reviews and then says "no objection." #DerekChauvinTrial

N: Officers are trained crowds are dynamic creatures, and can change rapidly, right.
S: In this particular training for large crowds, correct.
N: But even in small crowds, even if you have 10 people or 12 people, crowds are dynamic creatures.
S: Yes #DerekChauvinTrial

N: Ultimately, when an officer is on scene and he's making a decision to use force and a crowd assembles, whether they're peaceful or not peaceful..an reasonable officer has to be aware of what they're doing.
S: Absolutely. #DerekChauvinTrial

N: If I say, hello Sgt. Steiger vs Hello Sgt. Steiger! There's two different tones and my tone can convey meaning...if start calling you names that conveys a meaning.
S: Yes.
#DerekChauvinTrial

N: Saying things like you're a fucking p****, You're a b**** that conveys a particular intent.
S: I wouldn't say an intent. I would say it depends on officers training and experience. #DerekChauvinTrial

N: In terms of, you're an officer and you're engaged w/ the suspect & somebody else is pacing around & watching you and calling you names, saying you're a f****ing p***y. This could be viewed by a reasonable officer as a threat.
S: As a potential threat, correct. #DerekChauvin

N: You've heard that the phrase "control the head control the body."
S: Yes.
N: That's commonly what police officers are trained right?
S: Yes, when it comes to handcuffing correct.
N: And in ground defense, right.
S: Yes. #DerekChauvinTrial

N: You're trained...to put the knee into what would be the trapezius area in between the shoulder blades at the base of the neck.
S: Yes the base of the neck.
N: And you are trained on it.
S: Yes. #DerekChauvinTrial

N: Officers are trained that if CPR is needed to you to remove handcuffs...And to use caution, because the subject may revive agitated and ready to fight.
S: Correct.
N: You've had that training too.
S: Yes.
N: You've had that experience...
S: Uh yes. #DerekChauvinTrial

They're taking a brief moment for the state to review what Nelson is citing in his questioning. You can see the state prosecutors on the left, pool reporters against the wall, and Nelson's assistant on the far right. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson brings up this and marks the upper right photo.

N: Mr. Chauvin is the right shoulder is down, lower right, than the left shoulder.
S: Yes.
N: And that would be consistent with more of his weight being on his right side, correct.
S: Yes. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson: And again, when we look at still photographs, what we miss is sort of the dynamics of what's happening...So, weight can be shifting from side to side at times. #DerekChauvinTrial

N: Based on your training and experience at reviewing police use of force, you would expect there to be injury where the majority of the weight exists, right?
S: Not necessarily, no.
N: But obviously, medical doctors may be able to answer that better, right?
S: Correct.

Nelson is going to show a series of photos entered yesterday.

But first he says, "you would agree that some of the problems...a single photograph isn't going to capture the dynamics of what's happened, right."
S: In some cases, yes.

Nelson is now asking about specific positions in this photo.

Nelson also went through this exercise yesterday w/ MPD Lt. Johnny Mercil. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson: And again here you've got the shoulder blade, shoulder blade, Mr. Chauvin's knee is sort of at the base of the neck. #DerekChauvinTrial

TW: They're going to play video now, but no audio. #DerekChauvinTrial

N: There are points in time at which Mr. Floyd picks up his head, and moves, agreed?
S: He attempted to early on. He was saying he couldn't breathe, so I assumed he was attempting to try to breathe better. #DerekChauvinTrial

Schleicher is now up for the redirect. #DerekChauvinTrial

Schleicher: ...the known risks w/ respect to positional asphyxia is the risk related to the pressure on the neck or the pressure on the body?
Stiger: The pressure on the body, any additional pressure on the body complicates breathing...

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TW: Playing body worn camera video of Chauvin's arrival. #DerekChauvinTrial

It's paused when Officer Lane is on the other side attempting to pull Floyd into the squad.

Schleicher: Were you able to detect any indication that the Mr. Floyd was under some sort of distress?
Stiger: Based on his comments and based on his actions, yes. #DerekChauvinTrial

Schleicher: Is it your opinion, to a degree of professional certainty, that the force you've identified as applied by the defendant...was a objectively reasonable or not objectively reasonable?
Stiger: It was not objectively reasonable. #DerekChauvinTrial

Schleicher: In the context the words of the defendant vs the actions telling someone to relax when you're sitting on top of them. Is that an effective de escalation techniques in your opinion?
Stiger: Not necessarily. #DerekChauvinTrial

Stiger: His breath was getting slower, his tone of voice were getting lower, his movements were starting to cease...As an officer on scene you have a responsibility to realize that okay, something is not right...you have responsibility to take some type of action. #DerekChauvin

Stiger:...you can have a situation where...it looks horrible to the common eye, but based on the state law, it, it's lawful.
Schleicher: But if it's not objectively reasonable and it's not lawful, then it's just awful.
Stiger: Correct.
Schleicher: Nothing further. #ChauvinTrial

Nelson following up with Stiger.

N: You were not personally there the day of the incident. S: Correct.
N: And you would not have known how people were feeling.
S: Correct.

#DerekChauvinTrial

State has called their next witness, BCA Senior Special Agent James Reyerson. #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson is assigned to the newly formed use of force investigation unit at the BCA. #DerekChauvinTrial

Matthew Frank is now asking establishing questions about Reyerson's education, training and resume. #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson is the case agent, lead investigator, on this case. He says he was notified about May 25, 2020 fairly quickly and is responsible for "knowing the course of the investigation." #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson says his supervisor called him at approx. 9:45 p.m. on May 25, 2020 about an incident in Minneapolis. Reyerson and other agents went to city hall. #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson: We knew that some form of critical incident had occurred, but at that point we didn't have a huge amount of information. #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson confirms he took this picture of Derek Chauvin shortly after he arrived at city hall on May 25, 2020.
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Reyerson says Chauvin weighed approx. 145lbs, but the gear on his duty belt and the vest added approx. 30-40lbs. #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson: Deputy Chief Erick Fors notified me of a video that surfaced on Facebook. #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson says he got to 38th & Chicago approx. 2-3 a.m. on May 26, 2020. By that point, the crime scene team were already there. #DerekChauvinTrial

Judge Cahill says they'll take a lunch break and will return by 1:15 p.m.

Back from break with senior special agent James Reyerson.

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Matthew Frank is asking Reyerson about an envelope he seized at the scene on May 26, 2020. Reyerson says there were two bills and a pipe. #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson the BCA sent these bills to the U.S. Secret Service to be "processed." #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson is now describing the pipe in the envelope and how the BCA analyzed it. #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson testifies that Floyd's SUV and the squad car at the scene were processed on May 27 by the BCA Crime Scene team. #DerekChauvinTrial

Frank asks Reyerson about the timecodes between the Cup Foods surveillance video, Dragon Wok video & BWC videos.

Frank mentioned that the timecodes didn't match earlier in the trial, but didn't explain why he noted it. #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson says Dragon Wok did not initially comply w/their requests for surveillance video. Agents had to file a search warrant to get it. They're now playing the surveillance video which is approx. 24 minutes ahead of the BWC video. #DerekChauvinTrial

They're now playing another Dragon Wok video, but it's not the one they meant to come up. This shows Christopher Martin, the Cup Foods clerk, approaching Floyd's SUV to ask him to return to the store. #DerekChauvinTrial

After a brief discussion with Nelson, Frank says he'll "come back to that subject later." #DerekChauvinTrial

Frank asks Reyerson if it's typical for a BCA agent to attend the autopsy. He says yes, but couldn't in this case because of COVID-19 restrictions. #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson says the prosecution requested Floyd's vehicle be re-processed "with a particular focus on additional few specific items to include a potential pill." This was in Dec. 2020. #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson says the defense requested to view Squad 320 at the secure lot and they "identified something in the backseat, a pill..."

Reyerson then had the squad re-processed.
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F: Incidentally, agent Ryerson you yourself in working on the case. Have you been in squad 320.
R: Yes.
F: Do you know what kind of vehicle squad 320 is?
R: Hybrid.
F: What does that mean to be a hybrid vehicle?
R: It operates on a gas traditional engine and electronic.

Reyerson says the were confused that when the started squad 320, they didn't hear the engine start. Realized it was "running on the battery rather than the gas engine."

Reyerson confirms it has a catalytic converter which reduces toxic emissions. #DerekChauvinTrial

TW: They're now playing BWC video.

Frank asks where Chauvin's knees are. Reyerson says the left appears to be on the back of Floyd's neck and the other appears to be on the right. #DerekChauvinTrial

TW: This video has audio so it could be tough to watch/listen. It's also spliced with matching times from Darnella Frazier's cell phone video. #DerekChauvinTrial

TW:

Frank: So is this the moment in the encounter between Mr. Floyd & Mr Chauvin and Mr Floyd appears to stop making verbal sounds, talking.
Reyerson: Yes sir. #ChauvinTrial

Frank asks Reyerson to mark where Chauvin's right knee is in this video. Then plays it and asks if he could see the right knee position. Reyerson confirms. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson is now cross examining Reyerson.

Says "you would agree that approximately 50 BCA agents were involved in this case in one form or another."
Reyerson confirms.

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N: There was an extensive amount of information that was gathered by the BCA...a lot of that information ultimately has no bearing on this case...meaning
interviews were conducted for example, of people who didn't see anything.
R: I believe...our investigation was very thorough.

N: This investigation took a lot of different twists and turns...in part b/c of what was going on in the city at the time. So for example, certain pieces of equipment, belonging to Ofc. Chauvin, or other involved officers were located in other places, right?
R: That is correct.

N: This investigation was occurring simultaneously to a court process, was it not?
R: Yes sir.
N: Normally an investigation is completed & then it's submitted to some prosecuting org. & they review it, and they make determinations. Right?
R: Correct. #DerekChauvinTrial

TW: They're about to play BWC video. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson: I'm going to ask you, sir, to watch when Ofc. Chauvin stands up. I'm going to ask you to watch Mr. Floyd left, what would be his left arm. #DerekChauvinTrial

N: Did you observe Mr. Floyd's left arm on the ground underneath Mr. Chauvin's right knee?
R: I believe I did, yes.
N: And when Mr. Chauvin stood up, Mr. Floyd arm sort of came up, right. #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson says he believes Chauvin's knee was actually on Floyd's back.

N: Did you ever hear Mr. Floyd say, I ate too many drugs.
R: No.
N: Did you hear that?
R: yes it does.
N: Does it appear that Mr. Floyd said, I ate too many drugs?
R: Yes. #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson is done, but says they still need to discuss an exhibit.

Matthew Frank is back up for the redirect.

Nelson: Are you a car mechanic.
Reyerson: No sir.
N: Do you have a hybrid vehicle.
R:No sir.
N: So whether the vehicle was running on a battery or the gas engine on May 25, 2020, you would have no way of knowing?
R: Correct. #DerekChauvinTrial

Now taking a 10 minute break.

Pool reporter says it appeared one juror was "checking out a bit" around 2 p.m., possibly struggling to stay awake. They also noted that one of the deputies near the front of the courtroom also appeared to be "struggling" to stay awake around that time. #DerekChauvinTrial

Pool reporter adds that jurors started taking notes when Nelson asked Reyerson about hearing Floyd say "I ate too many drugs" and the juror appeared more alert. #DerekChauvinTrial

Back from break. #DerekChauvinTrial

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Frank is recalling BCA special agent Reyerson for two matters related to video exhibits. #DerekChauvinTrial

TW: They're playing body camera that also has bystander cell phone video. There is audio. #DerekChauvinTrial

Frank: Having heard it in context are you able to tell what Mr. Floyd is saying there?
Reyerson: Yes, I believe Mr. Floyd was saying, I ain't do no drugs. #DerekChauvinTrial

BCA Forensic Scientist McKenzie Anderson, who was the Crime Scene team leader on May 25, 2020, is now on the stand. #DerekChauvinTrial

She's been on the BCA crime scene team since 2014 and became a team leader in 2016. #DerekChauvinTrial

Anderson is describing what she did the night of May 25, 2020 when she arrived to process the scene.

"It was raining when we got there, and for my quick walkthrough that we do with the agents." #DerekChauvinTrial

"The photographer is standing on Chicago Ave., facing south. Cup foods is on the left on the corner...and then just beyond that, you can see a portion of the Minneapolis squad car."

Anderson adds the crime scene was up before BCA arrived. #DerekChauvinTrial

Anderson describes what she sees in the BCA crime scene photos and marks the areas where the crime scene tape is positioned. #DerekChauvinTrial

Frank: So, the crime scene tape was almost redundant in some areas right.
Anderson: It was a little, yes.

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Frank: And did you have any information about whether he may have been under the influence of something?
Anderson: No, I did not have that information at that time. #DerekChauvinTrial

Here are some of the exhibits showing how the BCA processed Floyd's vehicle. #DerekChauvinTrial

The blue envelope on the passenger seat contains a cell phone. Anderson says it's called a Faraday bag and it prevents "anyone from remotely accessing a cell phone, or trying to...perhaps delete data, or change anything on the phone." #DerekChauvinTrial

Frank says there appears to be a white pill in this photograph. Anderson confirms it is by the gum, but she did not know this case involved anything related to pills. #DerekChauvinTrial

Anderson marks the area where she found bills, which you cannot see in this picture. #DerekChauvinTrial

Anderson says once they're done processing a vehicle, they seal with tape & initial it to preserve evidence and to make it visible if it is accessed. #DerekChauvinTrial

Anderson says she received a request to re-process the SUV to "collect suboxone pills on the center console, gum...and money..."

Anderson this photo shows "a Suboxone packet that was opened on the driver's side floor." The second image shows an unopened Suboxone packet. Suboxone is used to treat opioid addictions to essentially reduce cravings. #DerekChauvinTrial

Anderson also says she recovered these two pills. They are then tape sealed in a package and transferred to the drug chemistry section for testing. #DerekChauvinTrial

Frank is now moving to the processing of MPD Squad 320. Anderson confirms this photo was taken in the BCA garage. #DerekChauvinTrial

Anderson says the BCA documents everything about the vehicle before they start to process it. #DerekChauvinTrial

Here are some more photo exhibits of evidence processed from Squad 320. #DerekChauvinTrial

Anderson circles what appears to be a white pill. She testifies that she did see it while processing the vehicle, but says she left it behind because her focus was "processing for blood in the backseat." #DerekChauvinTrial

Reyerson says she was informed on Jan. 27, 2021 that the defense had gone through the squad with agents present. She then got a request to re-process for pills. #DerekChauvinTrial

This exhibit was taken when Anderson was re-processing. She says it shows the pill in the same place as before and described as having a "rough, textured appearance" with no visible markings. #DerekChauvinTrial

Anderson: It was a small irregular shaped piece that could have been a portion of a pill, it had that same kind of rough textured appearance... #DerekChauvinTrial

Anderson says she did DNA testing on eight different bloodstains, two of the $20 bills... #DerekChauvinTrial

Anderson is now describing DNA testing and why they do it when processing evidence. #DerekChauvinTrial

Breahna Giles is now on the stand. She's a forensic scientist with the BCA. #DerekChauvinTrial

Giles testifies that she detected THC residue in the glass pipe, but no marijuana. #DerekChauvinTrial

New witness is now on the stand. #DerekChauvinTrial

Susan Neith is a forensic chemist and is explaining the steps she goes through to test a substance. #DerekChauvinTrial

Neith works for NMS Labs in Pennsylvania. #DerekChauvinTrial

Erin Eldridge asks Neith about her findings to the fentanyl and methamphetamine levels in two pills.

Neith says Fentanyl was less than 1% in at least two tablets. #DerekChauvinTrial

Court is now in recess until 9:15 a.m. tomorrow. #DerekChauvinTrial