Murder charge ex-officer told onlooker that Floyd was ‘probably on something’

George Floyd, right, is seen inside Cup Foods (Court TV via AP, Pool)

After the ambulance took George Floyd away, the Minneapolis officer who had pinned his knee on the black man’s neck defended himself to a bystander by saying Mr Floyd was “a sizable guy” and “probably on something”, according to police video played in court.

The video was part of a mountain of footage — both official and amateur — and witness testimony at Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial that all together showed how Mr Floyd’s alleged attempt to pass a fake 20 dollar bill at a neighbourhood market last May escalated into tragedy.