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Derek Chauvin often 'bumped heads' with George Floyd at nightclub, was 'extremely aggressive', says co-worker

David Pinney worked with Floyd and Chauvin at El Nuevo Rodeo and he explained that the two men often 'bumped heads' at the nightclub with thhe ex-cop being the more aggressive of the two
UPDATED JUN 10, 2020
George Floyd, Derek Chauvin (Getty Images)
George Floyd, Derek Chauvin (Getty Images)

George Floyd was laid to rest on June 9 as thousands of people gathered in Houston to celebrate the Minneapolis resident's life. Amid that new details are being revealed, claiming that the Derek Chauvin, the former cop accused in the death of Floyd may have known him from before. 

A man who worked with George Floyd and now ex-police officer Derek Chauvin at a Minneapolis nightclub have revealed that two men would 'bump heads' a lot with Chauvin being 'aggressive' of the two.  The man, David Pinney, was working security along with Floyd and Chauvin at the El Nuevo Rodeo last year. While speaking to CBS News, Pinney shared, "It has a lot to do with Derek being extremely aggressive within the club with some of the patrons, which was an issue."

He said that the two men did know each other 'pretty well' and that Chauvin very likely knew who Floyd was. Floyd died on May 25 after Chauvin knelt on his neck for a sickening eight minutes and 46 seconds while arresting him. Floyd repeatedly told Chauvin he couldn't breathe but eventually lost consciousness and died. Ex-officers Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J Alexander Kueng were also present at the scene but did not intervene to help Floyd and move Chauvin off his neck. A video of the brutal arrest soon became viral leading to widespread anger against police brutality. An official post-mortem examination declared the death of Floyd as a homicide on Monday, June 1. 

Protesters gather in Harlem to protest the recent death of George Floyd on May 30, 2020 in New York City. (Getty Images) 

It was just last month that the club's owner, Maya Santamaria confirmed that the two men worked as security together at the same club. While speaking to KSTP-TV said, "Chauvin was our off-duty police for almost the entirety of the 17 years that we were open." Santamaria also spoke to CBS and said that Chauvin did have a short fuse and a very short temper. He also had a tendency to overreact to situations. "He sometimes had a real short fuse and he seemed afraid," she shared. 

"When there was an altercation he always resorted to pulling out his mace and pepper-spraying everybody right away, even if I felt it was unwarranted," she continued. It has also been reported that Floyd worked as a bouncer at a nearby restaurant called the Conga Latin Bistro. 

Brooke Williams, the niece of George Floyd, speaks with the rest of the family, during the private funeral for George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church on June 9, 2020 in Houston, Texas (Getty Images) 

The club, is in fact, just two blocks east of the Minneapolis Police Department's Third Precinct, which was set on fire by rioters recently. 

Now, more than two weeks after Floyd's death, the tensions only seem to be escalating, however, Floyd's funeral procession on June 9 was a passionate affair. About 500 friends, family, politicians and entertainers gathered at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston for Floyd's send off.  Floyd's niece Brooke Williams spoke at her uncle's funeral and calling out racism in the US and said, "As long as I'm breathing, justice will be served for Perry."

"My uncle was a father, brother, uncle, and a cousin to many. Spiritually grounded, an activist, he always moved people with his words. Those officers showed no remorse as they watched my uncle’s soul leave his body," Williams said. "He begged and pleaded many times just for you to get up, but you just pushed harder," she continued.

"Why must this system be corrupt and broken? Laws were already put in place for the African American system to fail. These laws need to be changed. Please, no more hate crimes," she added. "Somebody said Make America Great Again, but when has America ever been great?" while referring to Trump's 2016 election slogan 'Make America Great Again' (MAGA). 

Floyd's death has also raised the all-important topic of police reforms. In Minneapolis itself, city officials are discussing defunding or dismantling the police department. 

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