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Officer says he assumed fellow cops were caring for Floyd

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By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TAMMY WEBBER
Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s killing  says he was relying on his fellow officers to care for Floyd’s medical needs as he controlled onlookers as police tried to arrest the Black man. Former Minneapolis Police Officer Tou Thao is one of three former officers charged in federal court with violating Floyd’s constitutional rights when Officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes as the 46-year-old Black man was handcuffed, facedown on the street. Thao held back bystanders. J. Alexander Kueng knelt on Floyd’s back and Thomas Lane held his legs. Thao took the stand Tuesday as the fired officers began presenting their defense

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