Cop Involved in George Floyd Case to Plead Not Guilty, Claim Self-Defense

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

One of the four former Minneapolis police officers in the George Floyd case intends to plead not guilty, according to court filings.

J. Alexander Keung, who is being charged with aiding and abetting Floyd's death, is planning to cite self-defense, reasonable force and authorized used of force. He is currently out on bail after posting a $750,000 bond.

A video of Floyd's arrest went viral after he died in police custody on May 25. In the video, another former officer Derek Chauvin is seen kneeling on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes as Keung and two other officers standby watching. Floyd is heard telling the officers "I can't breathe" during the incident.

For over a month across, Floyd's death has incited mass protests the country, demanding justice for Floyd and an end to police brutality. All four officers have been fired from the Minnesota Police Department.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cop-involved-in-george-floyd-case-to-plead-not-guilty-claim-self-defense/ar-BB169Qgo?ocid=NL_ENUS_D1_20200701_6_2

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Self-defense? Good luck with that.

[lagomorph777]

15. Has he heard there's video?

[backtoblue]

2. Yeah....no

[MiniMe]

3. I hope this goes nowhere quickly

He had to help out with the guy who was handcuffed on his stomach because he was defending himself?? Against what exactly

[Leghorn21]

4. "We're gonna need a better lawyer"

Oh, I mean YOU ARE, Keung

fuggedaboudit

[VMA131Marine]

5. He's going to hope for a sympathetic jury

With the amount of publicity this case has had, it might be hard to find jurors that haven’t heard of it and have formed opinions about it.

[sop]

6. That's pretty creative. Can't wait to hear his attorney make his case on FOX News.

[Nevilledog]

7. What was George doing? Breathing on them?

Oh, wait.........

[sarisataka]

8. Not what I would go with

The potential for great bodily harm from a handcuffed person is rather low.

Maybe he is looking towards an appeal based on inadequate representation by his attorney.

[PTWB]

9. I've seen a video where a handcuffed guy kicked the shit out of a cop.

But a handcuffed guy who is pinned to the ground and restrained with four cops there? Yeah, that guy isn’t a threat at all.

[The Magistrate]

10. Damn Me, Sir --- That Is Actually Funny

Gallows humor to be sure, but still, it made me laugh....

[Jersey Devil]

11. Just speculation about their defenses

No defendant is required to state a defense, other than alibi, when entering a not guilty plea. This article seems like pure speculation by the author. A defense attorney would never tip his hand as to the defense he will be trying to use at trial.

[Wounded Bear]

12. Lawyers always plead NG at the first arraignment...

it gives them more time to build their defense.

[ansible]

13. He was confronted shortly after getting out by bail a while ago

Video of him here

Link to tweet

[hvn_nbr_2]

14. His carotid artery was beating me about the head and shoulders and...