Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is currently on trial for second-degree unintentional murder and second-degree manslaughter in regards to the killing of George Floyd. On May 25, 2020 Floyd, a Black man, died after Chauvin, who is white, knelt on the back of his neck for over eight minutes during an arrest prompted by allegations that Floyd had used a counterfeit $20 bill.
Video of Floyd’s death was viewed by millions of people and sparked thousands of protests across the US and beyond.
Law & Crime reports that earlier today Judge Peter Cahill ruled that Donald Williams, a college wrestler, MMA fighter, and witness to Floyd’s death, would be permitted to give testimony at Chauvin’s trial that specifically touches on the use of ‘blood chokes’.