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Grand Jury Indicts Chauvin, Other Ex-Officers On Civil Rights Charges In George Floyd’s Death

Tim Pearce
Grand Jury Indicts Chauvin, Other Ex-Officers On Civil Rights Charges In George Floyd’s Death
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A federal grand jury has indicted four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest before his death last year on civil rights charges.

The indictment, unsealed Friday, names former officers Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng, and Tou Thao. Last month, a Minneapolis jury found Chauvin guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in Floyd’s death.

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