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Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Nelson points Ross to past statement she made saying Floyd had overdosed on heroin he had purchased from the woman who was also in the car on May 25 2020 — PolitiTweet.org
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Ross repeatedly says she doesn’t know if those pills came from Hall. Nelson points her to a past statement she made to the FBI that they’d bought pills from Hall the spring of 2020. Again, this is part of a larger effort by Chauvin’s defense to argue Floyd died of an overdose — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Under defense examination, Ross testifies she and Floyd had obtained new pills that weren’t like the opioids they’d used before. They seemed like stimulants, she says and made her “jittery.” Nelson is trying to tie those pills to Hall, who was with Floyd the day the he died — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Nelson asks Ross about an incident in March 2020 when Floyd was hospitalized. She picked him up intending to take him to the work but took him to the hospital because he was in pain. She learned later that he had overdosed — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Nelson indicated in his opening statement that he planned to call Hall to the stand. But Hall’s attorney filed notice yesterday that he plans to invoke his 5th amendment rights if called to the stand https://t.co/ciS7YQV3NC — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Eric Nelson, Chauvin’s atty, is now cross-examining Ross and begins with noting the statements/interviews she’s given to various parties involved in the case. He asks her about Morries Hall, who was a passenger in Floyd’s car the day he died — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Ross says Floyd was constantly physical and always moving— describing how he would run to the store — and testifies she never saw shortness of breath, etc. She tells of how he tested positive for covid-19 in late March — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Prosecutors are talking to Ross about Floyd’s struggle with opioid abuse and his constant physical activity to establish his health condition ahead of his encounter with police — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Do you recall the last time you spoke to him? “The day before he died,” Ross recalls. Floyd told her he was staying at Sylvia’s — This is Sylvia Jackson, who had worked with Floyd at the Salvation Army. She owned the car Floyd was in when police confronted him outside Cup Foods — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Ross says the couple tried to quit, but she began to suspect in the spring of 2020 that Floyd was using again because of “behavior changes.” And she relapsed too. — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
She calls it a “classic story” of how people get addicted. “Addiction, in my opinion, is a lifelong struggle.. It’s something that we dealt with every day." She says they had prescriptions but also bought them off the "black market." — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Ross testifies that drug abuse was apart of their relationship. Looking towards the jury, she stays they both struggled with opioid addiction that began with chronic pain — hers in her neck, his in his back — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Ross recalls how Floyd went back to Houston for her mother’s funeral and seemed “like a shell of himself.” “He was broken. He seemed so sad. He didn't have the same kind of bounce,” she testifies. "He was devastated. He loved his mother so much” — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Prosecutors show Ross the now famous photo of Floyd standing against a brick wall. She laughs and calls it a “dad selfie” because dads “don't have the best angle when they take selfies. It's kind of lower" — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Ross testifies that she met Floyd at the Salvation Army Harbor Lights Center in downtown Minneapolis, where he was working as a security guard. She was there to see her son’s father, who was struggling. She says Floyd asked to pray with her and recalls his deep raspy voice — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
As Ross tells the story about she and Floyd met, she’s looking towards the jury and appearing to talk to them, conversationally. She’s speaking in a shaking voice that is sometimes hard to hear as she wipes tears from her face — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
On the stand first is Courteney Ross, who was George Floyd’s girlfriend. She’s expected to testify about Floyd’s struggle with opioids. She tells the jury that she met Floyd in 2017 and as she begins to tell the story of how they met, she starts to cry — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Judge Cahill announces court will only go a half day tmrw — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
We are expecting to hear more emotional testimony and see more new video today. You watch and follow along live here https://t.co/fOkVLszJL5 — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Proceedings are about to resume in the Derek Chauvin murder trial. Yesterday we saw new body camera video where the officer was heard defending his restraint of George Floyd to an eyewitness https://t.co/OBMDXYprLo — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
RT @mattdelong: Good story examining Cup Foods' policies and actions in the events that preceded the death of George Floyd, which came up i… — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
RT @TasneemN: Footage from Derek Chauvin's body camera (before it fell to the ground) is shown to the jury. You can see his hands around Fl… — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Chauvin defends restraint of George Floyd in newly disclosed body-cam video https://t.co/OBMDXYH2CW — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
It’s hard to hear with McMillian is saying to Chauvin. But on his camera, Chauvin tells McMillian, “That’s one person’s opinion.” He then says, "But we’ve got to control this guy because he’s a sizable guy… It looks like he’s probably on something" — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
It’s hard to hear with McMillian is saying to Floyd. But on his camera, Chauvin tells McMillian, “That’s one person’s opinion.” He then says, "But we’ve got to control this guy because he’s a sizable guy… It looks like he’s probably on something" — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Chauvin’s body camera fell off during the struggle with Floyd. But Kueng found it underneath the car. The jury is now being shown footage from Chauvin’s body camera once it was wearing it again — which we’ve never seen publicly. On it, we hear Chauvin talking to Charles McMillian — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
RT @AndrewMannix: It's telling how many people saw what was happening to Floyd and immediately began filming it. We are seeing a lot of new… — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Under prosecution redirect, Martin says he has not been trained to ID fake bills. Asked again about Floyd’s demeanor, Martin says: "He seemed very friendly, approachable… talkative. He seemed to just be having average Memorial Day, just living his life. But he did seem high" — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
Nelson asks Martin if he recalls telling investigators that Floyd "couldn't comprehend the conversation.” Martin says he can’t remember but doesn’t dispute — PolitiTweet.org
Holly Bailey @hollybdc
“Partially,” Martin tells Eric Nelson. The other person had come in. It kind of seemed like he was trying to scheme like he knew it was a fake bill… I thought that George didn't really know that it was a fake bill. So I thought I'd be doing him a favor" — PolitiTweet.org
