‘Contributed to his own death’: Lawyer for officer charged in George Floyd case argues drug overdose killed him

Published August 19, 2020 3:28pm ET



An attorney for one of the police officers involved in the death of George Floyd is arguing that Floyd overdosed on fentanyl during the arrest and thus the officers should not have been charged with his murder.

Citing newly released body camera footage of the May 25 incident, attorney Earl Gray, who is representing former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, said Floyd took “2 milligrams of fentanyl, a lethal dose,” before being taken to the ground by police.

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