Officers arresting George Floyd ‘had training in civil rights and first aid’

Witness Lt Richard Zimmerman, of the Minneapolis Police Department, giving evidence in the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin (Court TV via AP)

Three former police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights were trained on constitutional rights and providing first aid, a court was told.

Kelly McCarthy, chief of police at the Mendota Heights Police Department and chairwoman of Minnesota’s Police Officers Standards and Training Board, said J. Alexander Kuena, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao were all licensed officers in the county and described the training every officer must get.