{"id":18710,"date":"2020-06-04T09:24:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T09:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=18710"},"modified":"2020-06-04T09:25:07","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T09:25:07","slug":"george-floyd-three-other-officers-involved-in-killing-now-charged-as-chauvin-faces-upgraded-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=18710","title":{"rendered":"GEORGE FLOYD: Three other officers involved in killing, now charged as Chauvin faces upgraded charges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Attorney General has moved to increase charges against ex-Minneapolis Police officer, Derek Chauvin who had previously been charge with a third degree murder and second degree man slaughter in the killing of George Floyd<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a tweet from a US Senator<\/a>, Amy Klobuchar, Chauvin would now be facing a second degree murder charge and manslaughter of the second degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ellison is expected to deliver a press conference in that regard on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, other officers who were not initially charged; Tou Thao, who stood to control the gathering crowd; Thomas Lane and J.A. Kueng who assisted Chauvin in restraining Floyd will now face charges for aiding and abetting second degree murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minnesota law defines a third-degree murder as one causing the death of a person \u201cby perpetrating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind,\u201d while a murder of the second degree is defined as one that causes the death of another with intent to effect the death of that person but without premeditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement on Twitter, Floyd\u2019s family attorney, Benjamin Crump, stated on behalf of the family that they were gratified with the new charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a bittersweet moment. We are deeply gratified that (Ellison) took decisive action, arresting & charging ALL the officers involved in #GeorgeFloyd\u2019s death & upgrading the charge against Derek Chauvin to felony second-degree murder,\u201d he wrote<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, city wide protests are still ongoing over the killing of George Floyd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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