Update: He was charged with 3rd-degree murder and manslaughter according to the Wall Street Journal.
ABC News 7 is reporting that the former officer who allegedly killed George Floyd on Monday has been arrested. He is seen on video pressing his knee on Mr. Floyd’s neck for several minutes. Mr. Floyd later died of asphyxiation according to some reports.
Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said state investigators arrested Derek Chauvin.
The arrest comes after three days of protests, which escalated in violence as demonstrators torched a police precinct that had been abandoned by officers, and destroyed 170 businesses through looting and vandalism.
On Friday, John Harrington, commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, announced that Chauvin was taken into custody by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Chauvin is the former officer in the video seen around the world with his knee on Floyd’s neck. He’d been with Minneapolis police for 19 years.
It was not immediately clear what the expected charges Chauvin could face are. Answers will likely be provided by Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, as he has scheduled a press conference at 1 p.m. concerning a “major development” in the case, CBS Local reported.
Story will be updated.
I believe it was Wednesday the mayor was giving a press briefing and asking why these 4 cops are not in jail, on Thursday the county prosecutor says video showing George Floyd’s death is “terrible” but says there’s “other evidence that does not support a criminal charge” ……that’s a pretty bold statement from the prosecutor …..”other evidence that does not… Read more »
Remember what happened to Zimmerman. Autorities refused to charge him in such a weak case. But then RINO governor RIck Scott used politics, stepped in and assigned a special prosecutor to charge him with murder. The case failed. There was no basis for the charge.
That’s a weak charge given the hysteria, and rush to judgement. It will be difficult to prove.
Consider how these hysterias ended in recent years.
He’ll have to take one for the team or the glorious new North Somalia will be burnt to the ground.
A fair trail of impartial jurors? All of that is gone as part of the Fundamental Transformation.
Forward! The Great Leap Cliff Edge.
I saw the video in question long before it went viral and was highly upset and angry over it and said as much to my sister and son. After an initial response a person has to consider how best to seek justice for any victim. Rushing to justice and violence can lead to a loss of actual justice.
As Dershowitz has pointed out that there is too much of a political component in the justice system, such as Attorneys General and Prosecutors. This prosecutor falls prey to the same circumstances. In order to be “elected” they have the need to be zealous. That zealotry can oftentimes be a disaster.
This may well be a huge mistake. It took around 8 months for Justine Diamond to get justice from the hands of Muhammed Noori. It take “time to build” a case. If mistakes are made by the prosecution team then the case is lost. Unfortunately, here, politicians feel the need to rush into the case in order to appease the… Read more »
I agree, we know very little about what happened there. Recall all the disinformation in the Michael Brown death. It was all shown to be false. When under oath, black witnesses contradicted the media story in court.