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06-10-2020, 08:52 AM
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George Floyd and Derek Chauvin 'bumped heads' at the nightclub where they both worked because of Chauvin's aggression with clients, former coworker says
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INSIDERJune 10, 2020, 4:30 AM CDT


George Floyd and Derek Chauvin "bumped heads" at the Minneapolis nightclub where they both worked in 2019, a former coworker told CBS on Tuesday.

Floyd and Chauvin's overlapping time at El Nuevo Rodeo had previously been reported, but it was unclear whether they ever met on the job.

Floyd and Chauvin's issues had "a lot to do with Derek being extremely aggressive within the club with some of the patrons, which was an issue," the coworker, David Pinney, said.

Floyd died May 25 after Chauvin, then working as a police officer, knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes while Floyd said he couldn't breathe.

Chauvin was subsequently fired from the police force and charged with second-degree murder.

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George Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the police officer charged with murder in his death, not only knew each other from working at a Minneapolis nightclub, but also didn't get along, a former coworker has said.

While it was previously reported that Floyd and Chauvin's time working at El Nuevo Rodeo overlapped, it had been unclear whether they actually met on the job.

The former owner Maya Santamaria said in previous interviews that she was unsure whether the two interacted but that Floyd worked as a bouncer inside the club while Chauvin patrolled outside the club while off-duty as a police officer.

But David Pinney, who also worked at the club, told CBS on Tuesday that the two did meet before the fatal encounter on May 25 when Chauvin, then arresting him as a police officer, knelt on Floyd's neck for more than eight minutes.

David Pinney says that he worked with Floyd and Chauvin at a Minneapolis nightclub and that the two "bumped heads."
David Pinney says that he worked with Floyd and Chauvin at a Minneapolis nightclub and that the two "bumped heads."
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Floyd's death has set off protests across the US and prompted Chauvin's firing from the Minneapolis Police Department and his arrest on charges of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

Pinney said there was no doubt in his mind that the two knew each other and knew each other "pretty well."

"They bumped heads," Pinney said of the two, adding that their issues had "a lot to do with Derek being extremely aggressive within the club with some of the patrons, which was an issue."

In a previous interview with KSTP, Santamaria said that Chauvin worked for the club for the 17 years it was open and that Floyd worked as a bouncer there in 2019.

Inside El Nuevo Rodeo on Lake Street in Minneapolis, where Chauvin and Floyd worked in 2019.
Inside El Nuevo Rodeo on Lake Street in Minneapolis, where Chauvin and Floyd worked in 2019.
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Pinney's characterization of Chauvin's temper appears to line up with what Santamaria has said about the former officer in other interviews.

She told BuzzFeed News that Chauvin "was nice, but he would overreact and lash out quickly," and that she noticed his demeanor would change during special events for the Black community.

"His face, attitude, posture would change when we did urban nights," she said, adding that she had reprimanded him before for using pepper spray on patrons.

When asked by CBS on Tuesday whether Chauvin "had a problem with Black people," Santamaria said: "I think he was afraid and intimidated" by them.

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Owen
Owen2 hours ago
A man who worked with George Floyd and police officer Derek Chauvin at a nightclub in Minneapolis said the two men 'bumped heads', which had a lot to do with the cop being 'extremely aggressive'.
David Pinney worked security with Floyd, 46, and Chauvin, 46, at El Nuevo Rodeo last year.
Pinney told CBS News that while they worked together, the two men 'bumped heads'.
'It has a lot to do with Derek being extremely aggressive within the club with some of the patrons, which was an issue,' Pinney said.
According to Pinney, the two men knew each other 'pretty well' and that Chauvin likely knew who Floyd was when he arrested him on May 25.
The club's owner, Maya Santamaria, confirmed last month that the two men worked security at the establishment.
'Chauvin was our off-duty police for almost the entirety of the 17 years that we were open,' Santamaria told KSTP-TV in May.
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Former co-worker tells how George Floyd and Derek Chauvin 'bumped heads' while working at nightclub
Former co-worker tells how George Floyd and Derek Chauvin 'bumped heads' while working at nightclub
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Oracle of Omaha
Oracle of Omaha2 hours ago
David Dorn spent his life trying to make his community better. He did youth outreach on top of being a respected police Captain. He tried to defend his friends livelihood and was murdered for it. As he lay on the street dying no one helped him. Instead, they streamed his dying moments on Facebook Live. There’s no $13 million GoFundMe for his family nor can they file a civil lawsuit against the city and state to add to their burgeoning coffers. No golden casket and nationally televised memorial service for him. No murals splattered across the country for him, cannonizing him into sainthood. Floyd Mayweather didn’t pay for his service. Joe Biden didn’t meet with his family. Celebrities didn’t come to shed crocodile tears for a man they didn’t know. No one is protesting over his death. Instead, his 5 children are without a father, his 10 grandchildren the same but also without a role model that can offer them invaluable wisdom and guidance. His colleagues and community members that knew him will mourn but a nations tears won’t shed for this man. I guess not all Black Lives Matter.
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G
G3 hours ago
So the officer worked there for 17 years on and off, everyone at the club concerned about his aggressive style but they continued to let him work there. Any attorney will tear that logic up in court.

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RobertS
RobertS2 hours ago
So, this is likely less about police brutality as it is about a personal relationship that doesn't work. That's really not going to play well in the media, because it blows up their narrative. As Morgan Freeman said, a bad cop killed a man.

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Enlightenedformerrepublican
Enlightenedformerrepublican2 hours ago
And they not only didn't fire this "officer" but made him a "Training Officer"?!

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Gade
Gade3 hours ago
Worked at the club for seventeen years and now the former owner complains about him?

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Irene
Irene3 hours ago
So this was personal?

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Paul
Paul2 hours ago
What the guy did was wrong, no question about it, but at this point people are going to say whatever they want to attack his character to try and get the conviction they want out of this whole thing. Like someone said below, you work at a place for how many years and all of the sudden it's a problem? Something doesn't add up there.

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Rob
Rob3 hours ago
Why didn't the club owner fire Chauvin if this is true?

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Conan
Conan3 hours ago
If they weren't sure if they interacted during work how do they know they bumped heads? This is a lot of speculation adding fire to the issue.

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Mark
Mark2 hours ago
How did Floyd get a security job with an extensive criminal background? I wouldn't feel safe knowing someone like that was there for my well being. I mean really? He held a gun to the stomach of a pregnant woman.

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It's OK!
It's OK!2 hours ago
How can that be?? The owner stated in interviews last week that they didn't even know each other. Hmmmm.... what's she hiding?

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themets
themets2 hours ago
I am sure Floyd was upset the cop was extremely aggressive because the patrons were probably people Floyd was dealing cocaine to. After all, Floyd has spent 90+ months in jail, on 11 arrests, being caught with Cocaine laced with Fentanyl. Each arrest occurred after someone's death and after someone snitched and said Floyd sold it.

Not to mention, Floyd also spent 5 years in prison for home invasion, pistol whipping the pregnant home owner causing her miscarriage. The cop knew all this and knew who Floyd was. Catching him trying to pass fake 20 bills, after the FBI contacted authorities that 11 other stores have received counterfeit money, was a dream for the cop.
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John
John2 hours ago
A lot more stuff is going to come out eventually. Like the body cam footage that Ellison supposedly suppressing that shows the events leading up Floyd on the ground. Rumor is that he was really resisting. The cops had him in the cop car but he was complaining that he was claustrophobic and couldn't breathe. There's a lot more going to come out. I won't be surprised if all four beat the wrap. Not saying they will or should but won't be surprised if they do.

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David the Mouth
David the Mouth3 hours ago
The plot thickens...

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kay
kay3 hours ago
So they knew each other. The truth is coming out slowly.

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DanO
DanO2 hours ago
The media narrative of racism is falling apart. They knew each other and it was personal. This doesn't make Chauvin any less guilty but it does explain his actions and change the motive completely.

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william
william3 hours ago
This should be eye-opening to everyone.... So essentially are media allowed six days of rioting, 11 people to lose their lives, and several major cities to be burned to the ground, before they finally started to admit this might not be about police or racism.... This could be about a personal problem that two men had carrying from work..... Now we're all aware that the media will cover up information in order to support their narrative....we should have known this when they allowed covid-19 to make room for the George Floyd protests.... Now we know George Floyd was nothing more than a pawn to the media and the Democratic party to advance their narrative of systemic racism and police brutality......just a reminder that 9 unarmed African Americans were killed in total last year by police.... 11 unarmed citizens were killed during the George Floyd riots in 4 days.....
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Joe
Joe1 hour ago
if he was hired to patrol outside of the club, how was he getting aggressive with patrons inside the club? and if that was the case, why was it allowed to continue?

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Captain Awesome
Captain Awesome3 hours ago
All those lives and property lost and the sick media didn’t put this out there immediately.

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Bspa
Bspa3 hours ago
Knew it.

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Lucas
Lucas3 hours ago
And this time... It's personal.

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Rick Richards
Rick Richards2 hours ago
92 shot in Chicago

#blacklivesdontmatter

https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-violence-crime-fatal-shooting-shootings/6224654/
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More than half of the weekend's victims were shot on Sunday as the city reeled from violent protests Saturday night that led to hundreds of arrests and the implementation of a curfew.
More than half of the weekend's victims were shot on Sunday as the city reeled from violent protests Saturday night that led to hundreds of arrests and the implementation of a curfew.
More than half of the weekend's victims were shot on Sunday as the city reeled from violent protests Saturday night that led to hundreds of arrests and the implementation of a curfew.
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Joe
Joe2 hours ago
Floyd pressed a gun directly into a pregnant woman’s belly and demanded cash. How terrifying is that. Imagine being pregnant and having that gun pointed at your unborn child. Sorry... this man is not a national hero.

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Just Some Guy
Just Some Guy2 hours ago
This is starting to show that the incident had really nothing to do with race as the media is continually pushing. However if that is the case it would mean that this was something personal and could therefore justify it as premediated, which means Chauvin should be charged with First degree murder.

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Rick
Rick2 hours ago
Here we see that Derek Chauvin was extremely aggressive [finger quote] at this job for 17 years, also he was extremely aggressive at being an LEO, extremely aggressive at raking leaves in his front yard, extremely aggressive at making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, extremely aggressive told by someone about him [by Hi, you'll work well for the story line] can I talk to you? But, [lose terms] George Floyd was a kind, man, that [pistol whipped] a black pregnant woman into unconscious because he was a [Gentla Gaint] at breaking into homes. Sounds about right!

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Serge
Serge3 hours ago
So that was a kind of revenge thing, you were bigger than me in da club but now it's my turn with my uniform on. Now things getting clear

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PeaceNik
PeaceNik3 hours ago
Evidently Derek Chauvin holds deadly Grudges.

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Jim B
Jim B2 hours ago
It's a shame that a low-life like floyd has been made into a martyr and a face for a needed movement. He shouldn't have been murdered, he also shouldn't be made out to be a hero.

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Big Mo
Big Mo2 hours ago
See? You have to wait for the details to come out. These guys had a history.

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Nate
Nate2 hours ago
Time to up the charge to 1st degree. The officer knew him personally. Not just during run ins with the law. That clearly shows motive.

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Clint
Clint1 hour ago
I think most of us here made the logical jump that it was personal when we found out they worked together for about a year even though "they didn't know each other". It is a club, not a fortune 100 company with multiple international offices. Of course they knew each other. They also performed similar job functions. Aka... Off duty officer and bouncer. So yeah they knew each other and yeah it was personal.

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Jim
Jim3 hours ago
Where is the story of GF holding up a pregnant woman and pointing the gun at the unborn baby?

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R
R3 hours ago
How come they never acknowledged each other? Neither of them called each other by name. Neither of them seemed to recognize each other at all.

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Thomas
Thomas1 hour ago
If the officer was a “problem” then why did the club employ him for 17 years?

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texlarry
texlarry2 hours ago
An excon served time for armed robbery gets a job as a bouncer? No background check or a box on the employment application asking if you was arrest or conviction od a crime?

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Montmar
Montmar3 hours ago
I’m sorry but if I saw George Floyd in the summer with long pants and a hoodie on walking toward me. I’d feel very intimidated and scared.

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John
John1 hour ago
How about when Floyd had been in jail multiple times for drugs and robbery not to mention robbing a pregnant woman at gunpoint to her womb.

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Mike
Mike2 hours ago
I doubt Floyd worked one hard day in his life.

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Pedro
Pedro1 hour ago
Interesting, I hear Ms. Santamaria, the owner of the club on a Spanish language program a few days after the incident and she clearly stated that both worked together and knew each other. I believe that there is more to the story and it will come out. However, this does not take away from the fact that clearly the officers actions cause the death of Mr. Floyd.

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Alice
Alice57 minutes ago
It was work related, therefore not a hate crime and not motivated by racism. It does not make it any less horrible, but does not justify two weeks of senseless looting and rioting.

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bigcat
bigcat3 hours ago
Thank you, I have been telling people all along an aggressive pushy cop probably got corrected by the much bigger Floyd and so when Chauvin saw who he had while on duty it was a crime of opportunity. Not racism, revenge.

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Thomas
Thomas2 hours ago
The new democratic hero, a convicted felon. You can't make this stuff up Folks.

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sickofliberals
sickofliberals2 hours ago
Floyd was a 8 time criminal, how the media loves to blackwash that fact.

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David
David1 hour ago
Are we ever gonna hear the story about GF holding up a pregnant woman and pointing the gun??? He was such angel...

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hhf
hhf3 hours ago
Im 100 percent sure that when Chauvin was causing his issues outside the club with patrons that Floyd the "inside" security came "outside" to see what the heck Chauvin was doing to the patrons. Dont give me this inside and outside security never meeting up. Chauvin knew who he was killing

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Anonymous
Anonymous3 hours ago
The feds need to roll in. The National Guard in Minnesota can be the new police.

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CFH
CFH3 hours ago
Does this make the entire murder pre-meditated?

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Raygun
Raygun2 hours ago
The police officer said " who's a tough guy now?" This makes sense now, it was in reference to the night club not the arrest.