George Floyd and Derek Chauvin worked together at a Minneapolis club as early as last year. Club owner noted that Chauvin 'had a real short fuse,” and would pull out mace when she thought it was unwarranted.
Maya Santamaria, former owner of El Nuevo Rodeo, said that both Floyd and Chauvin worked security at the club. She said that the two could have crossed paths, though Chauvin mostly worked outside as an off-duty officer, while Floyd primarily was inside as a bouncer. She wasn't sure if they knew each other.
"Chauvin was our off-duty police for almost the entirety of the 17 years that we were open," Santamaria told KSTP."They were working together at the same time, it's just that Chauvin worked outside and the security guards were inside." Santamaria also told the TV station that Chauvin"had a real short fuse," adding that he often pulled out mace and pepper spray when she thought it was unwarranted.
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