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Sgt. David Pleoger, now retired, had been Chauvin's supervisor since 2008 and was working as his supervisor on the night of May 25, the day Floyd died. Pleoger said that [Minneapolis Police Department] policy did allow officers to use a knee to restrain a subject but only until that subject is handcuffed and under control.
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Prosecutor Steve Schleicher pressed Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo on whether Chauvin's actions followed department policies. Arradondo replied that applying "that level of force" administered to a person in the prone position and handcuffed behind their back is "in no way, shape or form" part of department policy.
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Lt. Johnny Mercil, a use-of-force instructor at the Minneapolis Police Department later said that he did not believe it would be appropriate to hold a subject in that prone restraint position for an extended period. Chauvin faces charges of manslaughter, second-degree murder and third-degree murder in Floyd's death.