All police officers involved in the death of George Floyd were arrested: they face up to 40 years in prison

Three former Minneapolis police officers recognized on Wednesday June 4 as accomplices in the murder of George Floyd during his arrest were detained. Writes about it New York Times.

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Minnesota officials posted photos showing Tou Tao, Thomas Lane, and Alexander Quang wearing orange prison clothes with a v-neck over black t-shirts.

Earlier in the day, former police officers were charged with complicity in a second-degree murder and facilitating second-degree manslaughter. George Floyd died during his arrest on May 25 because he allegedly provided fake $ 20 at the store.

Prosecutors also changed the charge against ex-policeman Derek Chauvin to second-degree murder.

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Since his arrest, Chauvin has been held in custody with a bail of $ 500 on charges of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

A terrifying video of the incident, shot on a mobile phone, shows that Chauvin pressed his knee to Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes, despite desperate requests from witnesses to stop.

Floyd also repeatedly said, “I can't breathe,” before he passed out.

All four accused face up to 40 years in prison.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• On May 27, George Floyd, an African American from Minneapolis, died after a Minneapolis police officer strangled him with a knee. Officer Derek Chauvin was fired and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter; three other officers also lost their jobs. Protests and riots subsequently eruptedand in Minneapolis and across the country.
• The Minnesota state governor said protests over the death of African-American George Floyd, spanning dozens of US cities, are already not related to murder, but provoked by visiting radicals.
• Protests in Minneapolis sharply intensified in the evening of May 27when city police took action in response to looted and burned shops in the city, as well as fatal shooting at a protest venue.
• May 31 truck drove into a crowd of protesters in Minneapolis (Minnesota). At the wheel of a car was a US citizen, presumably of Ukrainian origin, Bogdan Vechirko. He was arrested, but on June 2 released from custody awaiting further investigation. Eventually no charges were brought against him.
• About 40 cities, including Los Angeles, Miami, Detroit, and Philadelphia, banned street demonstrations after dark. Texas and Virginia Governors introduced a state of emergency.
• In connection with protests in US cities embassies of Ukraine and Russia asked their citizenslocated in the United States, maintain order and avoid crowds wherever possible and comply with security measures.
• June 1, Donald Trump enacted the law of 1807, allowing him send riot troops in connection with the death of George Floyd.
• According to the official autopsy of George Floyd, his death was caused by mechanical asphyxia and should be considered violent.
• As of 4 June victims of mass protests in the United States, at least 11 people have become.

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