Derek Chauvin Trial Day 3 Recap

The Derek Chauvin trial continued yesterday. Testimonies included several bystanders who interacted with George Floyd and a video of unseen footage from Chauvin’s body camera that was revealed.  Some of the witnesses have expressed guilt about what they did and didn’t do that day. Christopher Martin, an employee at the corner store, Cup Foods, who suspected that Floyd gave him a counterfeit $20 bill said he felt ‘disbelief and guilt’ knowing that their interaction led to Floyd’s death saying quote “If I would have just not taken the bill, this could have been avoided.”

In the afternoon, Minneapolis Police Lieutenant James Rugel was on the stand when the unseen footage from Chauvin’s body camera was shown. Chauvin has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Defense Attorney Eric Nelson said Chauvin was following his Police use of force training and argued that Floyd’s cause of death was a combination of drug use and preexisting health conditions. Testimonies are continuing today.