Kneeling On George Floyd's Neck Violated Policy: Minneapolis Police Chief

Arradondo, testifying at Chauvin's murder trial, said the use of force against Floyd during his May 25, 2020 arrest should have ended "once he stopped resisting."

Minneapolis police chief Medaria Arradondo testified on Monday that police officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on George Floyd's neck violated the department's restraint policy. Arradondo, testifying at Chauvin's murder trial, said the use of force against Floyd during his May 25, 2020 arrest should have ended "once he stopped resisting." "When Mr. Floyd was no longer responsive and even motionless to continue to apply that level of force to a person proned out, handcuffed behind their back, that in no way, shape or form is anything that is by policy, is not part of our training and it is certainly not part of our ethics or our values," Arradondo said. Arradondo, 54, fired Chauvin and the three other officers involved in the arrest that led to Floyd's death within days of the incident.