EXPLAINER: Did Floyd really yell, ‘I ate too many drugs?’
Associated PressMINNEAPOLIS — The defense attorney for the former Minneapolis police officer on trial in the death of George Floyd tried Wednesday to show that Floyd yelled “I ate too many drugs” as three officers pinned him to the ground. Part of his strategy for defending Chauvin against murder and manslaughter charges has been to deflect responsibility for Floyd’s death last May 25 away from Chauvin — a white officer who prosecutors say knelt on the Black man’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes — and onto Floyd himself for using illegal drugs. “Does it sound like he says, ‘I ate too many drugs?’” Nelson asked. After a break to regroup, Frank replayed a longer clip from the same body cam video, “Having heard it in context, you’re able to tell what Mr. Floyd is saying there?” Frank asked.
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