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Judge In George Floyd Case Allows Video Of Prior Arrest To Be Made Public

Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill rejected the prosecution's push to place a 48-hour seal on court filings. Video of Floyd's 2019 arrest was made public Thursday.
A memorial stands where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis on May 25 while in police custody.

A Minnesota judge in the case of four ex-Minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd ruled in favor of defense attorneys to allow video and transcripts of a previous police encounter with Floyd to be made public.

Hennepin County District Court

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