Federal grand jury charges 4 former Minneapolis cops with violating George Floyd’s civil rights

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This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows Derek Chauvin, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by him and the other Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Kueng, Lane and Thao have been charged with aiding and abetting Chauvin.
Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office | AP

A federal grand jury has indicted four former Minneapolis officers for violating the civil rights of George Floyd, the Black man who died last May during an arrest in that city.

The indictment nearly three weeks after one of those ex-cops, Derek Chauvin, was convicted at a state trial of murder and manslaughter in the death of Floyd.

Chauvin had held his knee on or near Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, despite Floyd being both prone and handcuffed at the time. Video of the killing sparked protests nationwide, and led to widespread calls for reform of police departments.

The Chicago Tribune last week reported that on the heels of that verdict federal prosecutors, who had spent months gathering evidence, were preparing to ask a grand jury in U.S. District Court to indict Chauvin and the other three cops involved in arresting Floyd.

The other former officers indicted Friday are J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Tao.

All three of those other men are set to be tried in August for state charges related to Floyd’s death.

Chauvin is due to be sentenced in June.

This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.

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