Picture released of ‘fake’ $20 bill inside George Floyd’s car that he was arrested over – The US Sun
Andrew Hansen
Published Aug 26, 2026
A PICTURE of the "fake" $20 bill inside of George Floyd's car that led to his arrest and death on May 25 was released on Wednesday
The images were part of court documents that have been filed to try and dismiss charges against Thomas Lane, one of the four-ex Minnesota cops involved in Floyd's death, the New York Post reported.
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Cops were called to a deli in Minneapolis after Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed Black man, was accused of using a fake $20.
During his arrest, former cop Derek Chauvin kneeled on the back of Floyd's neck for close to nine minutes, which resulted in his death.
A photo from the court docs show four bills – two $20 bills and two $1 bills – spread on the seats on the interior of a car.
Pictures also showed crumpled bills between the seats and the interior car consoles.
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The photos were released with a memo on Tuesday, supporting a motion filed by Lane's attorney, Earl Gray.
Lane – like other ex-Minneapolis cops Tou Thao and J Alexander Kueng – face charges for aiding and abetting second-degree murder in the death of Floyd.
Chauvin, the fourth cop, faces charges for second-degree murder and manslaughter.
In his memo, Gray described how Lane "demands to see Floyd's hands at least ten times while Floyd is seated in the vehicle," according to the ex-cop's body camera footage.
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The document then described that Floyd exited the vehicle and continued to "move around" until he was "eventually cuffed and moved to the sidewalk where he is seated."
"The pictures in this exhibit show crumpled up money, two – counterfeit twenty-dollar bills, and two one-dollar bills, lodged in between the center console and the passenger seat. Right where Lane saw Floyd put his right hand," the memo said.
In the document, it was argued that charges against Lane should be dismissed.
"Officers did not know if there was a gun involved or if the occupants of the vehicle were planning to flee. It was later learned that it was counterfeit money that Floyd was shoving into the side of the seat where officers saw him reaching, as evidenced by the pictures in Exhibit 6," the memo said.
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"Floyd was uncooperative from the second officers approached his vehicle. Floyd was actively resisting and acting erratic for over 10 minutes."
The documents also describe how Lane "asked, twice, if Floyd should be moved to his side" after the incident where Chauvin kneeled on him.
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"Lane did not intentionally aid, advise, hire, counsel, or conspire with Chauvin or otherwise procure Chauvin to commit second-degree murder," the documents argued.
The memo said that a "lack of evidence to establish probable cause" are reason for the case to be dismissed.
Public outrage was sparked after Floyd's death, when video showing Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes emerged.
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Floyd could be heard saying "I can't breathe" multiple times – but Chauvin did not move his knee.
Protests across the nation have continued for over a month after the incident, as demonstrators show support for the Black Lives Matter movement and call for an end to police brutality.
Many demonstrators have called for defunding the police and putting more money into community-based programs.
