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Witness: George Floyd didn't resist arrest, tried to defuse things

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MINNEAPOLIS - A man who was with George Floyd on the night he died said his friend did not resist arrest and instead tried to defuse the situation before he ended up handcuffed on the ground and pleading for air as an officer pressed a knee against his neck.Maurice Lester Hall, a longtime friend of Floyd's, was a passenger in Floyd's car when police approached him May 25 as they responded to a call about someone using a forged bill at a shop.

Hall told The New York Times that Floyd was trying to show he was not resisting.“I could hear him pleading, ‘Please, officer, what’s all this for?’” Hall told the newspaper.RELATED: Councilmembers vow to 'dismantle' Minneapolis Police Department, emergency meeting setHall is a key witness in the.

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