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| Derek Chauvin tried to reach plea deal before arrest in George Floyd case, the two bumped heads at the club | ||
| 2020-06-11 | ||
| [NYPOST] The former Minneapolis cop charged with murdering George Floyd had been negotiating a plea deal right up until the day before he was arrested, according to a report. Derek Chauvin — the officer filmed with his knee on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes — was considering a possible “universal deal” with federal and state prosecutors, officials confirmed to Fox 9. It would have included state murder charges as well as federal civil rights ones, sources familiar with the talks told the Minneapolis station. George Floyd and Derek Chauvin "bumped heads" while working at nightclub, former coworker says [CBS] As mourners in Houston honor the life of George Floyd in Minneapolis, CBS News is learning new details from a El Nuevo Rodeo nightclub coworker about alleged history between Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the former officer who is charged in Floyd's death. According to a former coworker, not only did they know each other, but they had a history of friction. Floyd and Chauvin both worked security at a nightclub at the same time. Coworker David Pinney said the two men had a history. "They bumped heads," Pinney said. "How?" CBS News asked. "It has a lot to do with Derek being extremely aggressive within the club with some of the patrons, which was an issue," Pinney explained. The Floyd family says they believe what happened on May 25 was in part personal. Their lawyer has called for Chauvin to be charged with first-degree murder, "because we believe he knew who George Floyd was."
Santamaria said she had been paying Chauvin, when he was off-duty, to sit in his squad car outside El Nuevo Rodeo for 17 years. She said Floyd worked as a security guard inside the club frequently in the last year. In particular, they both worked on Tuesday nights, when the club had a popular weekly dance competition. "Do you think Derek had a problem with black people?" CBS News asked. "I think he was afraid and intimidated," Santamaria said. "By black folks?" CBS News clarified. "Yeah," Santamaria confirmed. Related: Derek Chauvin: 2020-06-08 Marches Show Changed Suburbs Derek Chauvin: 2020-06-07 NRCC turns up heat on vulnerable Democrats over Omar's call to abolish police Derek Chauvin: 2020-06-05 Conservative black icon Candace Owens's uncompromising video critique of George Floyd creates a firestorm | ||
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Something hinky about the video... Like maybe Chauvin and Floyd were selling dope at the club, or Floyd tried to rip Chauvin off, or something like that. Just guessin... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2020-06-11 17:26 |
| #3 A man who worked at the same club with George Floyd and Derek Chauvin ... changed his story Wednesday, saying he had mistaken Floyd for another unnamed African-American employee. "Because they all look alike?", he asked trying to make the most innocent of faces. Somewhat more seriously, after hearing that they worked at the same club, I figured there was some history between Floyd and Chauvin. Something hinky about the video... |
| Posted by: SteveS 2020-06-11 15:59 |
| #2 True or not. Fox 9 and CBS are completely full of shit. Locally we call the Fraud 9 news. |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2020-06-11 10:57 |
| #1 "bumped heads" claim retracted. Wuz somebody else, yer Honor. (CBS - but what the hell) |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2020-06-11 07:04 |