The Hennepin County criminal complaint against ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin described how George Floyd could not breathe prior to his restraint, prompting legal speculation that the charges against Chauvin may not hold up in court.
The Hennepin County criminal complaint against ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Michael Chauvin described how George Floyd could not breathe prior to his restraint, prompting legal speculation that the charges against him may not hold up in court.
"While standing outside the car, Mr. Floyd began saying and repeating that he could not breathe," reads the criminal complaint against Chauvin. It went on to describe how the four officers restrained Floyd as he continued to say"I can't breathe,""Mama" and"please." Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman characterized the incident as"a senseless death," and his office filed two charges against Chauvin: one count of murder in the third-degree and one count of second-degree manslaughter. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced Friday that Chauvin, 44, was taken into custody by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and is being held on $500,000 bail.
"We're going to investigate [Floyd's death] as expeditiously, as thoroughly and completely as justice demands," Freeman said during a Friday press conference."Sometimes, that takes a little time and we ask people to be patient. We have to do this right."
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