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Floyd's girlfriend recalls their struggles with addiction
Read full article: Floyd's girlfriend recalls their struggles with addictionGeorge Floydโs girlfriend has tearfully told a jury the story of how they met -- at a Salvation Army shelter where he was a security guard with โthis great, deep Southern voice, raspyโ -- and how they both struggled mightily with an addiction to opioids.
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Ex-cop told onlooker Floyd was big, 'probably on something'
Read full article: Ex-cop told onlooker Floyd was big, 'probably on something'AdWhen Floyd was finally taken away by paramedics, Charles McMillian, a 61-year-old bystander who recognized Chauvin from the neighborhood, told the officer he didn't respect what Chauvin had done. At one point, he threw his upper body out of the car, and officers tried to push him back in. Lane was heard saying officers found a โweed pipeโ on Floyd and wondered if he might be on PCP, saying Floyd's eyes were shaking back and forth fast. The officer also asked twice if the officers should roll Floyd on his side, and later said calmly that he thought Floyd was passing out. She later told the judge that she had been feeling stress and having trouble sleeping, but told the judge she was OK to proceed.