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Houston DA Pushing Posthumous Pardon For George Floyd Over 2004 Drug Charge

Tim Pearce
Houston DA Pushing Posthumous Pardon For George Floyd Over 2004 Drug Charge
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The Harris County District Attorney’s Office is pushing to grant George Floyd a posthumous pardon for a 2004 drug charge.

Floyd died in Minneapolis last year. Last week, a jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering Floyd while attempting to arrest him for passing counterfeit currency at a convenience store.

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