"[4] The Floyd family has a history of serving in the U.S. Armed Forces; they moved regularly to different military bases until his graduation from High School.
Floyd's father was a Sergeant Major in the Army and received multiple duty assignments to Germany, North Carolina, Texas, Illinois, Virginia, and Korea.
[9] After leaving active duty, Floyd earned a combined Bachelors in Political Science and Master's in Legislative Affairs from the George Washington University dual degree program.
[11] The seminar brings together a talented cohort of young underrepresented professionals of color, at Yale, to gain new skills and enhances their career trajectories.
[18] His works as a policy fellow focused on international law, the European Union, economic affairs, and OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.
In 2019, Floyd announced his candidacy for the Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Republican, but dropped out of the race just over a month later to work on President Trump's 2020 re-election campaign.
[20] On February 23, 2023, FBI special agents attempted to serve Floyd with a federal grand jury subpoena related to the U.S. Department of Justice's investigation into efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
[21][2][1] A police report shows Floyd called 911 immediately after and claimed he and his daughter were accosted by a "pair of men who pursued him into his apartment building.
[24] In August 2023, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis charged Floyd, along with former President Donald Trump and 17 others, with violating Georgia's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.
[31] In September 2023, after his release from jail while awaiting trial, Floyd said that he and Joe Oltmann were directing $72,000 in contributions to his legal defense fund to help post bail for inmates in Georgia.
[32] In November 2023, Fulton County DA Willis failed to revoke Floyd's bond citing social media posts.