10-year-old George Floyd witness Judeah Reynolds all set to right book on her experience

Wednesday – The 10-year-old George Floyd witness Judeah Reynolds who testified against Derek Chauvin in his trial for George Floyd’s murder said that she is “kinda proud” that she helped get him convicted and is now writing a book about it.

Judeah Reynolds, who was just nine when she witnessed Floyd’s death in Minneapolis last May, watched Tuesday’s verdict on TV at home with her parents, when asked how she had felt, said modestly “kinda proud”.

“My mom said that we brought change. My dad said that we won,” she said with a wide smile.

The youngster had begged Chauvin to “get off of him” when he was pinning Floyd to the ground. Prosecutors, in their argument, had shown through the plea, how even a child knew that what the Minneapolis cop was doing was wrong.

Judeah told Robin Roberts that she is now penning a book about her experience, calling it “Judeah’s Walk to the Store.”She hopes the story will “‘teach people to be brave and bring change into their story” she told the ABC show.

Another crucial witness in the trial, former MMA fighter Donald Williams, 33, told of his pride at giving evidence that will help bring much-needed “change.”

Recalling his tears on the stand, he said that he was overwhelmed at having to watch the video of Floyd’s death after nearly a year of having avoided it.

He said it was “heartbreaking” and “very, very emotional to relive that scene again in court.” His history in martial arts helped provide key testimony because it helped him “explain and paint a picture to the world about what I saw, and knew what I was speaking on”. He said his training gave him insight into Chauvin’s actions, calling the move he witnessed a “kill choke” move.