Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin was arrested and charged with murder and manslaughter Friday in connection with the agonizing caught-on-video death of black man George Floyd.
Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced the charges after deafening calls for justice from Floyd’s relatives, their lawyers, countless protesters, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and officials around the country.
“He has been charged with third-degree murder. We are in the process of continuing to review the evidence. There may be subsequent charges later,” he said.
“I didn’t want to wait any longer to share the news,” he said. “The investigation is ongoing. We felt it appropriate to focus on the most dangerous perpetrator. I must say this case has moved with extraordinary speed.”
He said his office filed the case after collecting more video of the “horrible, horrific” incident as well as body-worn camera footage and a preliminary report from the medical examiner.
“We have now been able to put together the evidence that we need,” he said. “We have now found it.”
Floyd, 46, died Monday after he was pulled over amid an investigation of a nonviolent crime, handcuffed and pinned to the ground with Chauvin’s knee pressed to his airway for nearly eight minutes.
Bystander video of the arrest shows Floyd gasping for air and pleading, “I can’t breathe,” as Chauvin, a white 19-year veteran of the force, refuses to relent.
The viral video quickly generated national outrage and touched off three nights of agonizing protests marked by calls for justice, thousands flooding the streets, tear gas fired by police, looting, fires and the burning of Minneapolis’ 3rd Police Precinct.
Chauvin, 44, had at least 10 prior complaints that resulted in minor reprimands or no disciplinary action, according to an online database.
In 2011, he was one of five officers placed on a 3-day leave following the nonfatal shooting of an Alaskan Native American man.
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He won’t do much time, pay a small fine, probably get a heros welcome at Fox News.
This shit is so predictable……
FLOYDS FAMILY WILL GET MILLIONS.
This guy has a target on his back, punk ass bitch…
Third degree is insult to injury as everyone knows if you put your body weight on the back of someone’s neck for an extended period you will probably kill them.
This will create arguments for dummies as some will say “see, they get charged”.
Add the fact his co-conspirators stood idly by and did nothing to stop it makes them accessories.
It ain’t rocket surgery, it’s basic anatomy.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I do believe that woman standing there watching, telling him to stop what he was doing and check George Floyd’s pulse said, “I am an EMT” That is unless I am mistaken. An EMT witnessed the premeditated 1st degree murder.
And as for the ambulance crew not trying to resuscitate the man, it was the same with Eric Garner. 1st degree f-king murder, as witnessed by an emergency medical technician.
That is if anything really happened.
Yes, Henry, you’re correct about the EMT statement.
I also agree that the lack of resuscitation efforts that are being chalked up as ‘unprofessional’ by some are just one of many inconsistencies and questionable anomalies that point to something far more nefarious. They’ve got some dedicated carnival barkers on this one and I don’t believe this singular floyd incident is legitimate. Yep, it would definitely be first degree murder and the EMT statement in the video was part of the script. We’re getting some multiple camera angles of the event now and it’s not right.
It was definently premeditated murder. He was clearly a psychopath and knew full well what he was doing.
I don’t know how anyone can make an argument saying, “see they get charged.” They really would have to be dumb as hell.. I mean good God, it literally took burning the city down before he was finally taken into custody.
Honestly, I think he was only taken into custody for his safety. Nothing will happen to him.
WE know the dumb is thick out there! They’re definitely gonna have to work overtime to protect his arse on this one but I guess him to be 187(real or fake) as it will cause the most division and rage between the loyal party followers. r+l+d+r=C(2)
His facial expression was truly bizarre and in hindsight could be telling us a whole lot more when they’re all added up and seen as the big picture.
No matter what, real, fake or real fake, this behavior from stasi enforcers is neither unique nor isolated. I think we’re at a tipping point that NEEDS to be exploited and someone(Katie?) here applied the “let no good crisis go to waste” rahm spiel and I agree the time is now more than ever before we’re any deeper in this shite mess. We’re looong overdue!
Absolutely man, I was kind of thinking the same thing. Its always the timing of these things that gets me suspicious, along with the media coverage. The Coronavirus was tapering off, I don’t think it was going the way they had hoped it would. Maybe they are moving away from that, and this will be their excuse to bring the military in here, and get their Civil War going..
I wouldn’t be suprised if there was some pre planning involved in this. They are trying to hijack the uprising that was on the verge of happening, and turn it into a race war. They want this Civil war so we kill each other instead of them.
This just in. He was acquitted by a jury of his peers(cops). Now he is suing the family for his pain and suffering.
Jk
But not
Charged means nothing
Convicted and hung
Well now yer getting somewhere
Next pig wanna pull this shit?
Naaah?
See got yer attention dint I?