New video of the arrest of George Floyd earlier this week appears to show hectic activity inside the police car shortly before Floyd is pinned to the ground outside the vehicle with then Office Derek Chauvin’s knee pressing into his neck, TMZ reports. The video, released by activist Shaun King, shows two officers at the …
Citing a source at the Ramsey County Jail, TMZ reports that Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd during an arrest earlier this week, is being monitored around the clock with in-person checks on his jail cell every 15 minutes. TMZ said its source didn’t call the protocol in …
An upstate New York woman has been charged with the attempted murder of four police officers for allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at a police van in Brooklyn during protests against the police killing of George Floyd this week in Minneapolis, ABC 7 reported. Samantha Shader, 27, was also charged with attempted arson, criminal possession …
The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd this week was the subject of 18 previous complaints, CNN reports. Derek Chauvin was arrested Friday and booked into the Ramsey County jail, where he’s being held on a $500,000 bond, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported. He was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter in connection …
Derek Chauvin “had his knee on [George] Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds,” the criminal complaint against the now-fired Minneapolis police officer says. “Two minutes and 53 seconds of this was after Mr Floyd was non-responsive,” the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported. Floyd, 46, died Monday after Chauvin and three other Minneapolis officers arrested him …
George Floyd and the Minnesota police officer filmed kneeling on his neck before his death worked at the same nightclub for most of last year, according to reports. Maya Santamaria, the former owner of El Nuevo Rodeo in Minneapolis, told KSTP that Floyd, 46, and Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, 46, worked shifts at her …
Houston native George Floyd came to Minnesota “to be his best self,” his long time friend Stephen Jackson, who played 14 seasons in the NBA and called Floyd his twin, said on Instagram. Floyd’s brother, Philonise Floyd, told CNN that “knowing my brother is to love my brother.” “He’s a gentle giant, he don’t hurt …
New heavily-redacted bodycam footage reportedly shows Minnesota officers arresting George Floyd, who died on Monday after an officer reportedly knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes. TMZ reported that on Thursday, the Minneapolis Park police an officer who responded to the scene as officers were arresting Floyd, 46. A Minneapolis police officer is heard …
A Minnesota police officer who was allegedly filmed kneeling on George Floyd’s neck before his death Monday was reportedly involved in at least two use-of-force incidents during his career. Minneapolis police said Floyd, 46, was arrested Monday evening after he attempted to use forged documents at Cup Foods. Officers reportedly pulled Floyd from his car …
Two new videos appear to show the initial arrest of George Floyd, who died Monday after a Minnesota police officer knelt on his neck for nearly eight minutes. KMSP acquired a video that shows three Minneapolis police officers drag Floyd out of his car. Someone in a car directly behind Floyd apparently filmed the encounter. …
