Police bodycam footage of George Floyd arrest leaked, published despite public distribution being prohibited .The footage showed Lane pointing a gun at Floyd and forcing him out of his vehicle
But The Daily Mail said it exclusively obtained the May 25 footage from the body cameras of former rookie officers Thomas Lane and J Alexander Kueng. The video shows about 18 minutes from Kueng’s body cam and 10 minutes from Lane’s.
George Floyd died May 25 after an encounter with four Minneapolis police officers. The Daily Mail released two videos of his arrest taken from the body cameras of two officers charged in connection with his death.
The court is working with the Hennepin County Sheriff and investigating how the Daily Mail obtained copies of two video exhibits,.
Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill barred the videos from being viewed outside the courthouse despite opposition from media groups. He is presiding over the case involving now-former police officers Kueng, Lane, Tou Thau and Derek Chauvin.
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A coalition of media organizations is challenging the viewing restrictions, arguing the videos should be made available to the public. In July, attorney Earl Gray, who represents Lane, filed a motion to dismiss the charges against his client, citing the videos as evidence.
The footage showed Lane pointing a gun at Floyd and forcing him out of his vehicle.
“Hey man, I’m sorry,'” Floyd says in response to Lane.
Floyd was given no explanation as to why he was being questioned, according to the news report.
Ben Crump, the attorney for the Floyd family, said the footage reinforces that Floyd posed no threat to the four officers.
