Crime & Justice

George Floyd Cops Turn on Each Other, Request Separate Trials

BLAME GAME BEGINS

Two of the ex-Minneapolis cops say they were only following orders. But alleged ringleader Derek Chauvin has, in turn, questioned why the others didn’t call paramedics sooner.

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Minneapolis prosecutors argued Friday that the four ex-cops charged in George Floyd’s death should face a single jury after participating in the May 25 incident “together”—but their lawyers argued a collective trial would be against the “interest of justice” in the latest indication the men are turning on each other. 

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