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Apr 19, 2021 52 tweets 5 min read
Nelson: If a person has drugs in their system and that drug causes an overdose in the context of the police restraint, it's not the natural consequence of the restraint, it's the natural consequence of the deceased's actions. Nelson is now running through the medical witnesses called by the state.
Apr 19, 2021 41 tweets 18 min read
After 14 days of testimony, closing arguments are about to be made in the #DerekChauvinTrial.

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LATEST UPDATES: cbsloc.al/3x4aMtQ Image Prosecutor Steve Schleicher is expected to deliver the closing argument on behalf of the state.

After that, Eric Nelson, the attorney for Derek Chauvin, will make his closing argument.

Each statement is expected to last about an hour.
Apr 8, 2021 69 tweets 22 min read
Testimony is resuming this morning in the #DerekChauvinTrial. Medical experts are expected to take the stand.

Also, Judge Cahill is expected to decide on whether a man who was with #GeorgeFloyd in the moments before his death will testify.

WATCH LIVE: cbsloc.al/39Qfl0H Before testimony began, Eric Nelson, the attorney for Derek Chauvin, noted that the state intends to call Andrew Baker, the Hennepin County medical examiner who performed the autopsy on #GeorgeFloyd, tomorrow.
Apr 7, 2021 84 tweets 13 min read
Nelson: Doesn't "saying things like 'you're a f***ing p****, you're a b****" convey a particular intent?
Stiger: "I wouldn't say intent," adding it depends on the officer's training. | cbsloc.al/2PziOKt Nelson calls up surveillance photo outside Cup Foods. Asks Stiger about Chauvin's position, and could that indicate less of his weight on his left side, where his knee is holding down Floyd. Stiger affirms.
Apr 7, 2021 7 tweets 3 min read
Nelson plays video of Kueng's body-worn camera video. He asks if he can understand what #GeorgeFloyd is saying.

N: Does it sound like he says he ate too many drugs.

Stiger: I can't make it out.

WATCH LIVE: cbsloc.al/3uIJebF Nelson notes that officers discussed using a "hobble device" on #GeorgeFloyd.

He suggests that because officers decided not to use it, it could be viewed as a de-escalation technique.
Apr 7, 2021 20 tweets 7 min read
Day 8 of testimony in the #DerekChauvinTrial continues this morning with Sgt. Jody Stiger, a use-of-force expert from the Los Angeles Police Department.

He is the state's first paid expert to testify.

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LATEST UPDATES: cbsloc.al/3rUYSyM Sgt. Stiger began his testimony yesterday afternoon. He called Chauvin's use-of-force against #GeorgeFloyd "excessive."

He is currently being questioned prosecutor Steve Schleicher.

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Apr 6, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
🔴LIVE: #DerekChauvinTrial testimony continues with Los Angeles Police Officer Jody Stiger taking the stand as a law enforcement expert.

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LIVE UPDATES: cbsloc.al/3sUfLeb Image Officer Stiger has been with the LAPD since 1993, and has worked with homicide and gang units. Has extensive experience with use of force reviews.
Apr 6, 2021 9 tweets 2 min read
🔴LIVE: #DerekChauvinTrial testimony continues with MPD Officer Nicole Mackenzie taking the stand.

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LIVE UPDATES: cbsloc.al/3sUfLeb Image Mackenzie has been an officer for 6 years, all with the Minneapolis Police Department. She worked in human resources before that.
Apr 6, 2021 47 tweets 15 min read
Court has resumed in the #DerekChauvinTrial.

Right now, the judge is hearing motions concerning the possible testimony of Morries Hall, who was allegedly with #GeorgeFloyd when he was arrested.

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LATEST UPDATES: cbsloc.al/3sUfLeb Image Hall has been subpoenaed to testify by both the state and the defense.

According to his attorney, he has invoked the 5th Amendment, so as not to incriminate himself.

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Aug 14, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
Lynn Beranek from Brownton, MN has shared these photos of Friday evening's storms. | LIVE COVERAGE: cbsloc.al/2ejPN1f ImageImage Here's another photo of Friday night's severe storms. This image comes from Jonathan Larson, southeast of Hutchinson. Image
Aug 10, 2020 6 tweets 2 min read
Storms continue to rumble over southeastern Minnesota this morning. If you captured any images of the severe weather, we want to see them. This one was sent in by Kelly in Richfield. Image Here's a video of rolling lightning from Kathy in north Minneapolis. #MyMorning