On May 29, 2020, the criminal complaint against Derek Chauvin stated that the full report of the medical examiner was pending, but that the preliminary findings “revealed no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation.”
Prior to June 1, 2020, Dr. Roger Mitchell, former medical examiner for Washington, D.C., called Dr. Baker to discuss these preliminary findings.
According to the motion, following these conversations, Dr. Baker issued a press release in which the “final autopsy findings included neck compression,” which was “contrary to Dr. Baker’s conclusion before speaking with Dr. Mitchell twice.”
Dr. Roger Mitchell, Washington, D.C.'s chief medical examiner, had been planning to write an opinion piece critical of Baker's initial findings. Thao's legal team claimed Baker changed his findings to avoid controversy, and that prosecutors knew about it.
DR ROGER MITCHELL WAS THE KEYSTONE TO THE BLM RIOTS, ALONG WITH AG KEITH ELLISON AND GOV TAMPON TIM......
