George Floyd told police he was claustrophobic and struggling to breathe before he ended up facedown on the pavement with an officer's knee on his neck, prosecutors said.
"While standing outside the car, Mr. Floyd began saying and repeating that he could not breathe," the document said.Eventually the handcuffed Floyd ended up facedown on the pavement, and Chauvin"placed his left knee in the area of Mr.
Floyd’s head and neck," prosecutors said. "Mr. Floyd said, 'I can’t breathe' multiple times and repeatedly said, 'Mama' and 'please,' as well."Lane asked “should we roll him on his side” and Chauvin allegedly responded: “That’s why we have him on his stomach.” “I am worried about excited delirium or whatever," Lane said, according to the charging document, before Chauvin allegedly answered: “That’s why we have him on his stomach.” Excited delirium refers to a state in which a person becomes agitated and aggressive and can be associated with drug use. When Floyd stopped moving, Officer J. Alexander Kueng"checked Mr. Floyd’s right wrist for a pulse and said, 'I couldn’t find one.' None of the officers moved from their positions," the complaint said. Chauvin's knee was on Floyd's neck for 2 minutes and 43 seconds even after the man had passed out, according to the charging document. The Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis in a previous statement has asked the public not to rush to judgment before all video can be reviewed. It's unclear what additional video would be viewed.
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