Thread by @deenafaywinter

The prosecution has shown videos showing George Floyd was placed on the ground, handcuffed, at 8:19 p.m., stopped talking at 8:24:58 but Chauvin still had his knee on him about three minutes later and when paramedics walk up at 8:27:40 pm.

Chauvin's attorney, Nelson, confirms Reyerson was not implying the defense put drug pills in the police SUV when it searched them; he says no he's not. I think Nelson is just making sure the jury doesn't think that was implied in earlier testimony.

Reyerson acknowledges that he did not notice the pills in Floyd's Mercedes "out of the 750 photos I reviewed."

He also asks Reyerson if he heard Floyd say at one point, "I ate too many drugs." Plays the video again; this time Reyerson says "Yes it did." #DerekChauvinTrial

Nelson notes the liquid that appears to be coming from under the vehicle — which some thought was urine — was “probably condensation” from the running squad car.

If you're confused by the discussion of whether the police car was running or not:

https://twitter.com/MaryMoriarty/status/1379871712162942982?s=20

On Monday, the ER doctor who treated Floyd, Dr. Langenfeld, testified that Floyd’s carbon dioxide level was more than twice what you’d expect in a healthy person. Fentanyl can cause that by depressing ventilation levels, & the heart stopping also can elevate carbon dioxide.

After a break, the prosecution plays a longer segment of the video where Floyd said something about drugs, and after hearing it, Reyerson says, “I believe Mr. Floyd was saying 'I ain’t do no drugs,' ” rather than "I ate too many drugs" as Nelson has said.

Nelson shows video that appears to show Floyd's passenger, Morries Hall, take something out of his backpack and chuck it when police aren't looking. Hall is fighting a subpoena to testify in the trial: minnesotareformer.com/briefs/chauvin…

The next witness is McKenzie Anderson, a forensic scientist at the state crime bureau, or BCI:

Anderson testifies that when she processed the Mercedes Floyd had driven, she didn’t know Floyd might have been under the influence of anything. Photo shows a small white pill in the center console.

Anderson said she was asked by the AG's office to search the Mercedes again Dec. 9, 2020, to collect pills, gum & money and photograph the contents of luggage in the trunk.

Anderson found Suboxone — prescription medicine for people addicted to opioids — on the floor of the driver’s side and an unopened package in the front driver’s seat.

And 2 pills in the center console of the Mercedes Floyd had been driving that day.

Anderson says when she processed the squad car in which officers struggled with Floyd, she saw what appeared to be blood stains in the back where Floyd was, and saw something white on the floor. Later the item, a white pill, was recovered.

She also found other items that appeared to be portions of pills with the same rough texture as the white pill found on the floor of the back of the squad. Her DNA testing of the pill showed it matched George Floyd.

Eight apparent blood stains in the back of the police squad car where police struggled with George Floyd:

DNA testing matched with Floyd. 10-minute break now.

The judge says they're going to try to get in 2 more witnesses by 5 o'clock. The next witness is Breahna Giles, a forensic scientist at the BCA:

Giles tested a glass pipe and found THC, and tested the 2 white pills found in the Mercedes with the pharmaceutical markings for oxycodone and acetaminophen but the tablets contained methamphetamine and fentanyl.

Giles also tested an unmarked, partial white pill and found methamphetamine. Other substances weren’t detected in a sufficient amount to conclusively say they were present.

She also tested two other partial tablets and found meth. & other substance that wasn't detected in a sufficient amount say it’s present. Nelson basically says it was fentanyl, but she can't confirm.

The next witness in Derek Chauvin's trial is Susan Neith, a forensic chemist for NMS Labs in Pennsylvania:

Neith did quantitative analysis of 3 pills (2 from the Mercedes, 1 from the squad car) for the BCA to determine the amount of fentanyl and methamphetamine in them. She found the fentanyl was less than 1% pure and the meth was 2-2.9% pure.

The purity of the fentanyl was typical to what she sees in street fentanyl, but the amount of meth was lower, she usually sees 90-100% pure. The defense has no cross-exam & they adjourned for the day. Now to write a story!