MINNEAPOLIS — Christopher Martin was 19 years old, working his evening shift as a cashier at Cup Foods when George Floyd paid for a pack of cigarettes with a blue-hued $20.
Store policy dictated that employees must pay out of pocket if they accept a counterfeit bill. Martin decided he'd take the hit, but his manager instructed him to bring Floyd back inside. He talked to Floyd, who appeared "high," outside the store, but Floyd didn't want to come back in, so a manager ordered another employee to call 911, Martin told a federal courtroom Tuesday morning.
Later Martin saw a crowd gathering outside. He stepped out of the store and saw an officer on top of Floyd. "He just had his knee on his neck," said Martin.
