The lawyer for one of the four former Minneapolis police officers accused in the death of George Floyd claims that his client Thomas Lane should be removed because Floyd overdosed on fentanyl while resisting arrest.
In Monday’s submission, Earl Gray said the disappearance of a white spot on Floyd’s tongue in the video camera video resembled “2 milligrams of fentanyl, a lethal dose.”
“All he has to do is sit in the police car, like any other suspect who was first arrested. “While trying to prevent his arrest, only by himself, Mr Floyd overdosed on Fentanyl,” read the court documents. “Given his level of intoxication, breathing would have been difficult at best. Mr. Floyd’s deliberate failure to follow orders, along with his overdose, contributed to his own death. ”
The autopsy report from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner said tests for toxicology found fentanyl and methamphetamine in Floyd’s system.
Floyd, a black man, was killed on May 25 in Minneapolis police custody after an officer, who was recorded in a video of a bystander, nodded at his neck for nearly nine minutes. Three other officers were at the scene – as witnesses filmed it and along with Floyd pleaded with police to breathe him. He eventually lost consciousness and was later pronounced dead at Hennepin County Medical Center.
The medical researcher advised the way of death a murder.
Derek Chauvin, the officer seen in the video with his knee on Floyd’s neck, sits on charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao each consider charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree murder.
All four were fired from the Minneapolis Police Department after Floyd’s death.
Gray has previously submitted two camera videos as evidence to dismiss charges against his client. Lane and Kueng, rookie officials at the time, were the first to arrive at the Cup Foods convenience store after a complaint was made about Floyd allegedly trying to use a $ 20 counterfeit bill.
The next hearing in the case is scheduled for Sept. 11.
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