Prosecutors charge three more officers in George Floyd’s death
Jun 3, 2020 | 2:23 PM
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MINNEAPOLIS – Prosecutors on Wednesday expanded their case against the police who were at the scene of George Floyd’s death, charging three of the officers with aiding and abetting a murder and upgrading the charges against the officer who pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck to second-degree murder.
The most serious charge was filed against Derek Chauvin, whose caught-on-video treatment of the handcuffed Floyd spurred worldwide protests. Three other officers — Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao — were charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder. All four were fired last week.
The new charges were filed by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who planned an announcement later Wednesday.
