Minneapolis police chief Medaria Arradondo is likely to take the witness stand, in a rare occurrence in a trial of a police officer, serving or former
The trial has adjourned for the day. The police chief was not called. That means he will probably come to the stand pretty swiftly on Monday.
Minneapolis police lieutenant Richard Zimmerman just told the murder trial of Derek Chauvin that it is consistent with training for an officer to use a knee on a suspect’s shoulder when handcuffing them behind their back in a prone position.
Defense attorney Eric Nelson also pointed out that sometimes handcuffs can “pop open” after being placed incorrectly on a suspect, or could come off because they are too big for the suspect.
