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Force Used on George Floyd Was 'Excessive,' LAPD Sergeant Testifies
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1:43Now PlayingJurors at the murder trial of ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin have been told that he received extensive training in how to defuse tense situations and how to properly restrain suspects.
Jody Stiger, a Los Angeles Police Department sergeant testified for the state as a use-of-force expert, said officers were justified in using force while Floyd was resisting their efforts to put him in a squad car.
But once he was on the ground and stopped resisting, "at that point the officers … should have slowed down or stopped their force as well."
Stiger said that after reviewing video of the arrest, "my opinion was that the force was excessive."
Chauvin, 45, is charged with murder and manslaughter in Floyd's death May 25. Floyd, 46, was arrested outside a neighborhood market after being accused of trying to pass a counterfeit $20 bill.
A panicky-sounding Floyd writhed and claimed to be claustrophobic as police tried to put him in the squad car.
Bystander video of Floyd crying that he couldn't breathe as onlookers yelled at Chauvin to get off him sparked protests around the U.S. that descended into violence in some cases.
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