Club Employee Retracts Claim That George Floyd, Derek Chauvin Had ‘Bumped Heads’

Club Employee Retracts Claim That George Floyd, Derek Chauvin Had ‘Bumped Heads’
George Floyd in a file photograph, left, and Derek Chauvin, who was arrested May 29, in the Memorial Day death of George Floyd, in a mugshot. Christopher Harris via AP; Hennepin County Sheriff via AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A man who worked at the Minneapolis nightclub where George Floyd and former officer Derek Chauvin worked security recanted a claim that the two had issues with one another at the club.

Earlier this week, David Pinney, the former employee, said Floyd and Chauvin knew one another when they worked at Minneapolis-based El Nuevo Rodeo, which later was burnt to the ground during a riot over Floyd’s death. He said the two “bumped heads” while working there, prompting further speculation about the case.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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